Insights into habitat utilisation of the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766), using acoustic telemetry

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 407, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-129

  Scales, K L ^a   Lewis, J A ^a   Lewis, J P ^a,b   Castellanos, D ^c   Godley, B J ^a   Graham, R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Belize)

^c NONE   (Belize)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Belize; Eretmochelys imbricata; Habitat use; Hawksbill turtle; Home range

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ATOLL; BIOMETRY; BIOTELEMETRY; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PROTECTED AREA; TURTLE;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ANTHOZOA; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 80051657066     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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