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Artificial light on water attracts turtle hatchlings during their near shore transit

We examined the effect of artificial light on the near shore trajectories of turtle hatchlings dispersing from natal beaches. Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings were tagged with miniature acoustic transmitters and their movements tracked within an underwater array of 36 acoustic receivers plac...

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Autores principales: Thums, Michele, Whiting, Scott D., Reisser, Julia, Pendoley, Kellie L., Pattiaratchi, Charitha B., Proietti, Maira, Hetzel, Yasha, Fisher, Rebecca, Meekan, Mark G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160142

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