INITIAL EXPERIMENTS WITH MIGRATING CHELONIA MYDAS USING TELEMETRY.

Abstract

This preliminary report describes two initial tracking experiments using transmitting floats attached by line to migrating green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas. Data obtained were incomplete but suggestive that navigation guidance does not depend on olfactory cues in the vicinity of Ascension Island. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0693490

Entities

People

  • Archie Carr
  • Donald L. Brumbaugh
  • Howard A. Baldwin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ascension Island
  • Cooperation
  • Guidance
  • Islands
  • Navigation
  • Telemetry
  • Transmitting

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Oceanography.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.