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Article: Research on marine biology reported by C. Girard et al.(Report)
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- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- August 14, 2009
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"This study is the first report of post-nesting migrations of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in Sarasota County (Florida, USA), their most important rookery in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). In total, 28 females (curved carapace length CCL between 82.2 and 112.0 cm) were satellite-tracked between May 2005 and December 2007," scientists in the United States report.
"Post-nesting migrations were completed in 3-68 days (mean +/- A SD = 23 +/- A 16 days). Five different migration patterns were observed: six turtles remained in the vicinity of their nesting site while the other individuals moved either to the south-western part of the Florida Shelf (n = 9 ...