Tracking leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) during consecutive inter-nesting intervals: Further support for direct transmitter attachment

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 377, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 68-75

  Byrne, Rowan ^a,b   Fish, John ^a   Doyle, Thomas K ^c   Houghton, Jonathan D R ^d  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Envirolink Northwest   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotelemetry; Caribbean; Direct attachment; Rate of travel; Satellite

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; BREEDING SITE; TROPICAL REGION; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; HARNESS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 68249140313     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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