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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:

during the day than during the night (Parrish 1958; Ogden et al 1983; Swartz and Jensen 1991; Eckert
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:

during the day than during the night (Parrish 1958; Ogden et al 1983; Swartz and Jensen 1991; Eckert