Global patterns for upper ceilings on migration distance in sea turtles and comparisons with fish, birds and mammals

Functional Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 748-756

  Hays, Graeme C ^a,b   Scott, Rebecca ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biologging; Fastloc GPS; Migration; Movement ecology; Movement models; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRD; BREEDING SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MARINE MAMMAL; MIGRATION; OPEN OCEAN; PROTECTED AREA; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; MAMMALIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84878194899     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12073     Document Type: Article

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