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- Title
Towing a Float Decreases Swim Speed but Does Not Affect Swimming Behavior During Offshore Swimming in Sea Turtle Hatchlings.
- Authors
Booth, David T.; Oñate-Casado, Javier; Rusli, Mohd Uzair; Stewart, Taylor
- Abstract
Swimming behavior and speed of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) hatchlings swimming offshore were compared between individuals that were free swimming and the same individuals towing a float. Towing a float did not influence swimming behavior in either species, but decreased swimming speed by 20% in green turtles and 50% in hawksbill turtles.
- Subjects
FISH locomotion; SEA turtles; HAWKSBILL turtle; SWIMMING; LOGGERHEAD turtle; GREEN turtle; SPEED
- Publication
Chelonian Conservation & Biology, 2019, Vol 18, Issue 1, p112
- ISSN
1071-8443
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2744/CCB-1350.1