Satellite transmitter attachment techniques for small juvenile sea turtles

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 61-67

  Seney, Erin E ^a,b   Higgins, Benjamin M ^c   Landry Jr , André M ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Southeast Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Epoxy; Growth; Neoprene; Satellite tracking; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; POLYMER; REARING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TRACKING; TURTLE;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 76549091810     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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