Satellite-tracking of female loggerhead turtles highlights fidelity behavior in northeastern Brazil

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 263-272

  Marcovaldi, Maria Ângela ^a   Lopez, Gustave G ^a   Soares, Luciano S ^a   Lima, Eduardo H S M ^a   Thomé, João C A ^b   Almeida, Antonio P ^b  

^a Fundacao Pro TAMAR   (Brazil)

^b Projeto TAMAR ICMBio   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Caretta caretta; Internesting; Migration; Postnesting; Satellite tracking

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; MIGRATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TURTLE;

BAHIA; BRAZIL;

CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 78449307227     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00308     Document Type: Article

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