Behavioral responses of sea turtles to lightsticks used in longline fisheries

Animal Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-182

  Wang, John H ^a,c   Boles, L C ^a   Higgins, B ^b   Lohmann, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Southeast Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Caretta caretta; Fisheries; Lightstick; Longline; Orientation; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BYCATCH; JUVENILE; LONGLINING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TURTLE;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE; TESTUDINES; THUNNUS SP.; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 34247844327     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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