Internesting and postnesting movements and foraging habitats of leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting in Florida

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-248

  Eckert, Scott A ^a,d   Bagley, Dean ^b   Kubis, Stacy ^a,d   Ehrhart, Llewellyn ^b   Johnson, Chris ^c   Stewart, Kelly ^c,d   DeFreese, Duane ^a  

^a HUBBS SEAWORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Loggerhead Marinelife Center of Juno Beach   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermochelyidae; Dermochelys coriacea; Florida; Foraging; Habitat use; Home range; Migration; Reptilia; Satellite telemetry; Sea turtle; Testudines; United states

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33846178186     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[239:IAPMAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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