Acceleration data reveal the energy management strategy of a marine ectotherm during reproduction

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 324-333

  Fossette, Sabrina ^a   Schofield, Gail ^a   Lilley, Martin K S ^a   Gleiss, Adrian C ^a   Hays, Graeme C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diving; Energy expenditure; Locomotory costs; Microhabitat; Reptiles; Thermal preference; Viviparous

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOENERGETICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; COURTSHIP; ECTOTHERMY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; LOCOMOTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATURATION; METABOLISM; MICROHABITAT; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; TURTLE; VIVIPARITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84859103553     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01960.x     Document Type: Article

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