Long-term behavior at foraging sites of adult female loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from three Florida rookeries

We used satellite telemetry to study behavior at foraging sites of 40 adult female loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta ) from three Florida (USA) rookeries. Foraging sites were located in four countries (USA, Mexico, the Bahamas, and Cuba). We were able to determine home range for 32 of the log...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Marine biology 2014-06, Vol.161 (6), p.1251-1262
Main Authors: Foley, Allen M., Schroeder, Barbara A., Hardy, Robert, MacPherson, Sandra L., Nicholas, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphibia. Reptilia
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Aquatic reptiles
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Caretta caretta
Distribution
Foraging behavior
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gravel
Life Sciences
Loggerhead turtle
Marine
Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Marine biology
Microbiology
Oceanography
Original Paper
Overwintering
Reptiles & amphibians
Sea water ecosystems
Shallow water
Synecology
Telemetry
Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
Zoology
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:We used satellite telemetry to study behavior at foraging sites of 40 adult female loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta ) from three Florida (USA) rookeries. Foraging sites were located in four countries (USA, Mexico, the Bahamas, and Cuba). We were able to determine home range for 32 of the loggerheads. One turtle moved through several temporary residence areas, but the rest had a primary residence area in which they spent all or most of their time (usually >11 months per year). Twenty-four had a primary residence area that was
ISSN:0025-3162
1432-1793
DOI:10.1007/s00227-014-2415-9