Nest site fidelity and clutch frequency of loggerhead turtles are better elucidated by satellite telemetry than by nocturnal tagging efforts: Implications for stock estimation

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 383, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-55

  Tucker, Anton D ^a  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Fecundity; Loggerhead turtle; Satellite telemetry; Site fidelity; Stock evaluation

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CLUTCH SIZE; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SITE FIDELITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TAGGING; TURTLE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 71849097113     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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