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 …

Tracking fitness in marine vertebrates: current knowledge and opportunities for future research

GT Crossin, SJ Cooke, JA Goldbogen… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2014 - int-res.com
For more than 60 yr, electronic tags (including acoustic transmitters, archival loggers, and
satellite tags) have been applied to free-ranging marine vertebrates to track their behaviour …

Ontogeny of long distance migration

R Scott, R Marsh, GC Hays - Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The movements of some long‐distance migrants are driven by innate compass headings
that they follow on their first migrations (eg, some birds and insects), while the movements of …

Use of long‐distance migration patterns of an endangered species to inform conservation planning for the world's largest marine protected area

GC Hays, JA Mortimer, D Ierodiaconou… - Conservation …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Large marine protected areas (MPAs), each hundreds of thousands of square kilometers,
have been set up by governments around the world over the last decade as part of efforts to …

[HTML][HTML] Geographic patterns of genetic variation in a broadly distributed marine vertebrate: new insights into loggerhead turtle stock structure from expanded …

BM Shamblin, AB Bolten, FA Abreu-Grobois… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Previous genetic studies have demonstrated that natal homing shapes the stock structure of
marine turtle nesting populations. However, widespread sharing of common haplotypes …

Lifetime foraging patterns of the wandering albatross: life on the move!

H Weimerskirch, Y Cherel, K Delord, A Jaeger… - Journal of Experimental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Wandering albatrosses are large long-lived seabirds that inhabit the Southern Ocean. This
species uses wind to move at low energetic costs and probably represents one of the best …

Protected species use of a coastal marine migratory corridor connecting marine protected areas

KL Pendoley, G Schofield, PA Whittock, D Ierodiaconou… - Marine biology, 2014 - Springer
The establishment of protected corridors linking the breeding and foraging grounds of many
migratory species remains deficient, particularly in the world's oceans. For example …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of important sea turtle areas (ITAs) for hawksbill turtles in the Arabian region

NJ Pilcher, M Antonopoulou, L Perry… - Journal of experimental …, 2014 - Elsevier
We present the first data on hawksbill turtle post-nesting migrations and behaviour in the
Arabian region. Tracks from 90 post-nesting turtles (65 in the Gulf and 25 from Oman) …

Fine-scale distribution of juvenile Atlantic and Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea

M Clusa, C Carreras, M Pascual, SJ Gaughran… - Marine biology, 2014 - Springer
Loggerhead turtles nesting in the Mediterranean Sea exhibit remarkable genetic structuring.
This paper tests the hypothesis that young loggerhead turtles from different rookeries do not …

Foraging areas differentially affect reproductive output and interpretation of trends in abundance of loggerhead turtles

HB Vander Zanden, JB Pfaller, KJ Reich, M Pajuelo… - Marine Biology, 2014 - Springer
Diet items and habitat constitute some of the environmental resources that may be used
differently by individuals within a population. Long-term fidelity by individuals to particular …