Behavior of juvenile green turtles in a coastal neritic habitat: Validating time-depth-temperature records using visual observations

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 444, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-65

  Francke, Devon L ^a,b   Hargrove, Stacy A ^b   Vetter, Eric W ^a   Winn, Christopher D ^a   Balazs, George H ^b   Hyrenbach, K David ^a  

^a HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Diving behavior; Foraging; Green sea turtle; TDR; Visual observation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; JUVENILE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TURTLE; VISUAL CUE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KAILUA BAY; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84876336954     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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