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- Title
First Evidence of Leatherback Turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea) Embryos and Hatchlings Emitting Sounds.
- Authors
Ferrara, Camila R.; Vogt, Richard C.; Harfush, Martha R.; Sousa-Lima, Renata S.; Albavera, Ernesto; Tavera, Alejandro
- Abstract
There are only a few studies documenting acoustic communication in chelonians; here we provide additional evidence that sound plays an important role in the interchange of information in this group. We recorded 12 nests of Dermochelys coriacea during March 2012 at Barra de la Cruz Beach, Oaxaca, Mexico. Four types of sounds were identified from recordings of nests after 51 d of incubation; our results reinforce the idea that sounds are important to coordinate group behavior in turtles.
- Subjects
BARRA de la Cruz Beach (Mexico); LEATHERBACK turtle; EMBRYOS; ACOUSTIC emission; ANIMAL communication; TURTLE nests; ANIMAL behavior
- Publication
Chelonian Conservation & Biology, 2014, Vol 13, Issue 1, p110
- ISSN
1071-8443
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2744/CCB-1045.1