A JUVENILE ATLANTIC HAWKSBILL TURTLE, ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA, FROM BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA

A JUVENILE ATLANTIC HAWKSBILL TURTLE, ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA, FROM BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA

A live, juvenile Atlantic hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), entangled in synthetic line and sargassum, stranded on the ocean beach near Melbourne Beach, Brevard Co., Florida on 14 July 1983. After two months in captivity, during which time the left front flipper was lost, the turtle was tag...

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Veröffentlicht in:Florida scientist 1985-10, Vol.48 (4), p.193-196
Hauptverfasser: Redfoot, W. E., Ehrhart, L. M., Raymond, P. W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Beaches
Eretmochelys imbricata
Marine
Oceans
Sea turtles
Seas
Turtles
Young animals
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Zusammenfassung:A live, juvenile Atlantic hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), entangled in synthetic line and sargassum, stranded on the ocean beach near Melbourne Beach, Brevard Co., Florida on 14 July 1983. After two months in captivity, during which time the left front flipper was lost, the turtle was tagged and released at Sebastian Inlet, Florida. This is the first record in the primary literature of a juvenile hawksbill from Florida coastal waters.
ISSN:0098-4590