Site fidelity and homing behavior in juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Marine Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-220

  Avens, Larisa ^a,b   Braun McNeill, Joanne ^b   Epperly, Sheryan ^c   Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; HOMING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; SITE FIDELITY; TRANSLOCATION; TURTLE;

UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0141784874     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1085-9     Document Type: Article

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