Identification of distinct movement patterns in Pacific leatherback turtle populations influenced by ocean conditions

Ecological Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 735-747

  Bailey, Helen ^a,b   Benson, Scott R ^c   Shillinger, George L ^d   Bograd, Steven J ^b   Dutton, Peter H ^c   Eckert, Scott A ^e,l   Morreale, Stephen J ^f   Paladino, Frank V ^g   Eguchi, Tomoharu ^c   Foley, David G ^b,h   Block, Barbara A ^d   Piedra, Rotney ⁱ   Hitipeuw, Creusa ⁱ   Tapilatu, Ricardo F ^j   Spotila, James R ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^g PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

ⁱ Ministerio de Ambiente Energía y Telecomunicaciones ^*  (Indonesia)

^j State University of Papua (UNIPA)   (Indonesia)

^k DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l Principia College   (United States)

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Author keywords

Animal movement; Dermochelys coriacea; Oceanography; Pacific Ocean; Satellite telemetry; State space model

Indexed keywords

ARGO; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATE EFFECT; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEEDING GROUND; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; NEST SITE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DECLINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; PROBABILITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TELEMETRY; TURTLE; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; NESTING; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; TIME; TURTLE;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PACIFIC OCEAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

ANIMALIA; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84860248598     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-0633     Document Type: Article

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