Population characteristics and seasonal migrations of leatherback sea turtles at high latitudes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 337, Issue , 2007, Pages 245-254

  James, Michael C ^a   Sherrill Mix, Scott A ^a   Myers, Ransom A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Dermochelys coriacea; Foraging; France; Nesting origins; Population characteristics; Remigration interval; Sea surface temperature; Sex ratio; Size; Tag recapture

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NESTING; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; CARIBBEAN SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34548201649     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps337245     Document Type: Article

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