Microhabitat selection by sea turtles in a dynamic thermal marine environment

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-21

  Schofield, Gail ^a,b,c   Bishop, Charles M ^d   Katselidis, Kostas A ^a,b   Dimopoulos, Panayotis ^a   Pantis, John D ^e   Hays, Graeme C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b National Marine Park of Zakynthos   (Greece)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Climate change; Distribution; Ectotherm; Micro habitat; Remote technology

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BREEDING SEASON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECTOTHERMY; GPS; HABITAT SELECTION; INCUBATION; LATITUDE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROHABITAT; OVIPOSITION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACKING; TURTLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE; WIND;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; MARINE BIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE; TURTLES; WIND;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 57549113146     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01454.x     Document Type: Article

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