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MeetingMovement and diving behaviour of late juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the western Indian Ocean 2013
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No results found.We conducted a satellite tracking study on juvenile loggerhead sea turtles in the Indian Ocean, where they have been poorly studied up to date. Eighteen individuals were released from Reunion Island (21.2°S, 55.3°E) to investigate movement and diving patterns of late juvenile stage in the region. Eleven turtles roughly swam towards Oman (20.5°N, 58.8°E), where one of the world largest rookery of loggerheads is located. Three individuals contrastingly went southwards off the coast South-Africa an d Madagascar, countries that also host loggerhead nesting grounds. Fourteen transmitters allowed the processing of animal diving profile and we observed a dichotomy between diurl and nocturl diving behavior with a greater number of shorter dives occurring during the day. Diving behavior also differed according to movement behavior as individuals spent more time at subsurface (<10m) during transit phases. Our study provides a better understanding of the oceanic movements and diving behavior of ju venile loggerheads, and key information for conservation of this species, which is of major concern in the Indian Ocean and worldwide. -
DocumentExecutive summaries of the status of the Indian Ocean sharks and sea turtles / Syntheses sur l'etat des ressources de requins et des tortues de mer de l'Ocean Indien
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