Influence of ocean currents on long-distance movement of leatherback sea turtles in the Southwest Indian Ocean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 353, Issue , 2008, Pages 289-301

  Lambardi, Paolo ^a   Lutjeharms, Johann R E ^b   Mencacci, Resi ^a   Hays, Graeme C ^c   Luschi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current drift; Dermochelys; Oceanography; Remote sensing; Satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATION ROUTE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; PLANKTIVORE; REMOTE SENSING; SWIMMING; TURTLE; WATER MASS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 39349114834     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07118     Document Type: Article

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