Migration cues and timing in leatherback sea turtles

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-236

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

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dermochelys coriacea; Migration cues; Modeling; Oceanographic variables; Satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FEEDING GROUND; MIGRATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELEMETRY; TURTLE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ANIMALIA; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 52449086051     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm104     Document Type: Article

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