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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Flexible inter-nesting behaviour of generalist olive ridley turtles in Australia |
Author: | Hamel, M. McMahon, C. Bradshaw, C. |
Citation: | Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2008; 359(1):47-54 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science BV |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 0022-0981 1879-1697 |
Statement of Responsibility: | M.A. Hamel, C.R. McMahon and C.J.A. Bradshaw |
Abstract: | While olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) occur throughout tropical oceans their physiological ecology has been poorly documented. In May 2005, satellite-relayed data loggers (SRDLs) were attached during oviposition to four adult female olive ridley turtles on the Wessell Islands, northern Australia. Subsequent nesting haul-outs were determined for two of these turtles using a combination of movement and diving data. Internesting intervals were relatively long (27 and 18 days, respectively) for hard-shelled turtles given the warm (27-28 °C) water temperatures, possibly due to a low metabolic rate for this species. Turtles travelled considerable distances during the internesting interval (200 and 125 km respectively), possibly associated with a search for food or alternative nesting sites. Changes in dive behaviour suggest that olive ridleys prepare for oviposition by searching for an appropriate beach over several days. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Description: | Copyright © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.02.019 |
Description (link): | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/523011/description#description |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2008.02.019 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute Leaders publications |
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