Seasonal variability in voluntary dive duration of the Mediterranean loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta

Scientia Marina

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 371-375

  Bentivegna, Flegra ^a   Hochscheid, Sandra ^a   Minucci, Carmen ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apnoea; Dive duration; Sea turtle; Season; Temperature effect

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURTLE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

GULF OF NAPLES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

AMPHIBIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0242458434     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2003.67n3371     Document Type: Article

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