Spatio-temporal distribution and migration of adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea: Further evidence of the importance of neritic habitats off North Africa

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 703-718

  Casale, Paolo ^a,b,d   Freggi, Daniela ^c   Cinà, Angelo ^a   Rocco, Massimiliano ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b WWF Italy   (Italy)

^c World Wildlife Fund Sea Turtles Rescue Center   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREEDING SITE; COURTSHIP; FEEDING GROUND; HOME RANGE; JUVENILE; MALE; MIGRATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SITE FIDELITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TURTLE;

GREECE; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84874273392     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-2125-0     Document Type: Article

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