The relationship between loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) movement patterns and Mediterranean currents

F Bentivegna, F Valentino, P Falco, E Zambianchi… - Marine Biology, 2007 - Springer
Previous studies have shown that loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), monitored by
satellite telemetry, complete long-distance migration between the western and eastern …

Mesoscale eddies, surface circulation and the scale of habitat selection by immature loggerhead sea turtles

M Revelles, J Isern-Fontanet, L Cardona… - Journal of Experimental …, 2007 - Elsevier
Here we tested whether the dispersal of loggerhead sea turtles in the western
Mediterranean was affected by the pattern of surface currents and whether temporary …

A review of long‐distance movements by marine turtles, and the possible role of ocean currents

P Luschi, GC Hays, F Papi - Oikos, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Sea turtle movements often occur in open‐sea unsheltered areas, and are therefore likely to
be influenced by major oceanographic processes. Only recently has work started to examine …

Intra-Mediterranean migrations of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) monitored by satellite telemetry

F Bentivegna - Marine Biology, 2002 - Springer
The movements of four Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta; three
females, one male) were tracked via satellite telemetry for between 108 and 457 days. Total …

Evidence for an asymmetrical size exchange of loggerhead sea turtles between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic through the Straits of Gibraltar

M Revelles, C Carreras, L Cardona, A Marco… - Journal of Experimental …, 2007 - Elsevier
The permanent eastward current at the Straits of Gibraltar may trap small Atlantic
loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) inside the western Mediterranean until their …

Orientation of migrating leatherback turtles in relation to ocean currents

S Galli, P Gaspar, S Fossette, B Calmettes, GC Hays… - Animal Behaviour, 2012 - Elsevier
During their offshore movements, leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, associate
frequently with ocean currents and mesoscale oceanographic features such as eddies, and …

Influence of oceanic factors on long-distance movements of loggerhead sea turtles displaced in the southwest Indian Ocean

R Mencacci, E De Bernardi, A Sale, JRE Lutjeharms… - Marine Biology, 2010 - Springer
The routes of five satellite-tracked loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), subjected to an
experimental translocation away from their usual migratory routes, have been analysed in …

Movement patterns of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: a review

P Luschi, P Casale - Italian Journal of Zoology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the at-sea spatial behaviour of sea turtles is a priority for their conservation.
In the present paper, the current information on the distribution and movement patterns of …

Post-nesting movements and submergence patterns of loggerhead marine turtles in the Mediterranean assessed by satellite tracking

BJ Godley, AC Broderick, F Glen, GC Hays - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2003 - Elsevier
Two female loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) were tracked, following nesting at Alagadi
Beach (35° 33′ N, 33° 47′ E), Northern Cyprus, eastern Mediterranean for 60 and 82 …

Current transport of leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the ocean

P Luschi, A Sale, R Mencacci… - … of the Royal …, 2003 - royalsocietypublishing.org
While the long-distance movements of pelagic vertebrates are becoming known thanks to
satellite telemetry, the factors determining their courses have hardly been investigated. We …