Movement patterns of green turtles in Brazilian coastal waters described by satellite tracking and flipper tagging

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 253, Issue , 2003, Pages 279-288

  Godley, B J ^a   Lima, E H S M ^b   Akesson S ^c   Broderick, A C ^a   Glen, F ^a   Godfrey, M H ^d   Luschi, P ^e   Hays, G C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Fundação Pro Tamar   (Brazil)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NC Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Feeding; Home range; Incidental catch; Marine turtle; Mark recapture; Migration

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; TELEMETRY; TRACKING; TURTLE;

BRAZIL;

AMPHIBIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; HALOPHILA; MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0038715906     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps253279     Document Type: Article

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