Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Start Over

Filtering by: Creator Howell, J. Franklin Creator Patton, B. Wren Degree Level Bachelor's

Surfacing Behavior of Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina

Creator:

Patton, B. Wren

Abstract:

Sea turtles are endangered species that can be censused with aerial surveys, but the number of turtles in an area must be extrapolated to include animals that are submerged. Twenty-one satellite tags were attached to juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina. I analyzed surfacing and dive behavior...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis

Full Text:

2000; Howell 2010). I was interested in determining whether it was possible to isolate the most
Surfacing Behavior of Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina

Creator:

Patton, B. Wren

Abstract:

Sea turtles are endangered species that can be censused with aerial surveys, but the number of turtles in an area must be extrapolated to include animals that are submerged. Twenty-one satellite tags were attached to juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina. I analyzed surfacing and dive behavior...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis

Full Text:

2000; Howell 2010). I was interested in determining whether it was possible to isolate the most