Natal site and offshore swimming influence fitness and long-distance ocean transport in young sea turtles

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2117-2126

  Putman, Nathan F ^a,b   Scott, Rebecca ^c   Verley, Philippe ^d,e   Marsh, Robert ^f   Hays, Graeme C ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre Bretagne   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOY SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING GROUND; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOVEMENT; NATAL DISPERSAL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC FRONT; SURVIVAL; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TURTLE; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84866734539     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-1995-5     Document Type: Article

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