Navigation and seasonal migratory orientation in juvenile sea turtles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1771-1778

  Avens, Larisa ^a,b   Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NOAA Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Green turtle; Loggerhead; Map; Migration; Navigation; Orientation; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; GEOGRAPHY; HOMING BEHAVIOR; NORTH CAROLINA; ORIENTATION; SEASONS; SEAWATER; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 3042642062     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00946     Document Type: Article

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