Australian Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings do not avoid yellow

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-89

  Fritsches, Kerstin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Flatback turtle; hatchlings; Loggerhead turtle; Natator depressus; orientation; sea localization; Sea turtle; vision

Indexed keywords

COLOR; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TURTLE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISION; WAVELENGTH;

ANIMALIA; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; NATATOR; NATATOR DEPRESSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84862302247     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236244.2012.690576     Document Type: Article

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