Ocean-finding in marine turtles: The importance of low horizon elevation as an orientation cue

Behaviour

Volumn 150, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 863-893

  Limpus, Col ^a,c   Kamrowski, Ruth L ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

artificial light; hatchlings; horizon elevation; orientation; sea turtles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893110386     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539X-00003083     Document Type: Article

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