Post-nesting movements and submergence patterns of loggerhead marine turtles in the Mediterranean assessed by satellite tracking

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 287, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-134

  Godley, B J ^a   Broderick, A C ^a   Glen, F ^a   Hays, G C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Diving; Feeding; Migration; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; SUBMERGENCE; TRACKING; TURTLE;

CYPRUS;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037466935     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00547-6     Document Type: Article

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