Ontogeny of the dispersal migration of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 43-50

  Okuyama, Junichi ^a   Abe, Osamu ^b   Nishizawa, Hideaki ^a   Kobayashi, Masato ^b   Yoseda, Kenzo ^b   Arai, Nobuaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current drift; Frenzy; Release program; Sea turtles; Wave orientation

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DIRECTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISPERSAL; HATCHING; JUVENILE; MIGRATION; ONTOGENY; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 70349205347     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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