Satellite Tracking of Adult Green Sea Turtles from Turkey: A Long Distance Diary

Sea turtles are marine reptiles that spend most of their lifetime at sea, migrating long distances between their foraging and nesting grounds. Upon reaching maturity, sea turtles migrate back to their natal beaches for breeding. Subsequently, adults again undertake long distance migrations to their...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine turtle newsletter 2011-12 (131), p.38-38
Hauptverfasser: Türkecan, Onur, Yerli, Sedat V
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Sea turtles are marine reptiles that spend most of their lifetime at sea, migrating long distances between their foraging and nesting grounds. Upon reaching maturity, sea turtles migrate back to their natal beaches for breeding. Subsequently, adults again undertake long distance migrations to their foraging and wintering grounds. Here, Turkecan and Yerli determine the post-nesting migration routes and the foraging grounds of green turtles.
ISSN:0839-7708
0839-7708