Leatherback Turtle Movements, Dive Behavior, and Habitat Characteristics in Ecoregions of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

Leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, are highly migratory predators that feed exclusively on gelatinous zooplankton, thus playing a unique role in coastal and pelagic food webs. From 2007 to 2010, we used satellite telemetry to monitor the movements and dive behavior of nine adult and elev...

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Autores principales: Dodge, Kara L., Galuardi, Benjamin, Miller, Timothy J., Lutcavage, Molly E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24646920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091726

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24646920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091726

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