Novel insights into green sea turtle behaviour using animal-borne video cameras

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom - Tập 82 Số 6 - Trang 1049-1050 - 2002
Michael R. Heithaus1,2,3, Justin J. McLash1, Alejandro Frid1, Lawrence M. Dill1, Greg Marshall3
1Behavioural Ecology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 Canada,
2Center for Shark Research, Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
3National Geographic Television Remote Imaging Department, 1145 17th St, NW Washington, DC 20036, USA

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An animal-borne video camera and data-logger was used to collect behavioural data on green (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) turtles in Western Australia. This technique provided novel insights into the behaviour of green turtles including an apparent self-cleaning behaviour. Also, ctenophores and jellyfish might be more important in the diet of these turtles than previously thought.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Tập 82 Số 6

1049-1050

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