Estimating the age of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles in the North Atlantic
Analysis of previously published records shows that the modal size of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) found around the United Kingdom (the area north of 49°N and east of 12°W) is a carapace length of 20.5 cm. These turtles are believed to originate from nesting beaches in North Ame...
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1997
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30058275 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Estimating_the_age_of_juvenile_loggerhead_sea_turtles_in_the_North_Atlantic/20953735 |
Summary: | Analysis of previously published records shows that the modal size of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) found around the United Kingdom (the area north of 49°N and east of 12°W) is a carapace length of 20.5 cm. These turtles are believed to originate from nesting beaches in North America (principally Florida). We estimated their trans-Atlantic drift time using data from satellite-tracked buoys and from a mathematical model and, hence, estimated that the modal age of these juvenile turtles was between 1.80 and 3.75 years. |
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