Perception of airborne odors by loggerhead sea turtles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 3823-3827

  Endres, C S ^a   Putman, N F ^a   Lohmann, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Navigation; Olfaction; Orientation; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

AIR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SMELLING; TURTLE; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

AIR; ANIMALS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTH CAROLINA; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; SEAWATER; TURTLES; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 70449699810     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033068     Document Type: Article

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