Identifying and comparing phases of movement by leatherback turtles using state-space models

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 356, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 128-135

  Bailey, H ^a   Shillinger, G ^b   Palacios, D ^a,c   Bograd, S ^a   Spotila, J ^d   Paladino, F ^e   Block, B ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermochelys coriacea; Internesting; Pacific Ocean; Satellite telemetry; Switching state space model

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXTINCTION RISK; MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTELEMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRACKING; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GUANACASTE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLAYA GRANDE;

ANIMALIA; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 39549110013     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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