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Migration, distribution, and diving behavior of adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)...

Migration, distribution, and diving behavior of adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)...

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Migration, distribution, and diving behavior of adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) following dispersal from a major breeding aggregation in the Western North Atlantic

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Migration, distribution, and diving behavior of adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) following dispersal from a major breeding aggregation in the Western North Atlantic

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

Journal title

Marine biology, 2012-01, Vol.159 (1), p.113-125

Language

English

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Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

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Contents

Sixteen satellite-tagged adult male loggerhead sea turtles (
Caretta caretta)
dispersed widely from an aggregation near Port Canaveral, Florida, USA (28°23′N, −80°32′W) after breeding. Northbound males migrated further (990 ± 303 km) than southbound males (577 ± 168 km) and transited more rapidly (median initial dive duration = 6 (IQR = 4–16)...

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Full title

Migration, distribution, and diving behavior of adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) following dispersal from a major breeding aggregation in the Western North Atlantic

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_923198668

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_923198668

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ISSN

0025-3162

E-ISSN

1432-1793

DOI

10.1007/s00227-011-1826-0

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