Behaviour analysis of the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta from direct in-water observation

By G. Schofield, K. A. Katselidis, Panayotis Dimopoulos, John Pantis, G. Hays. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Novel GPS tracking of sea turtles as a tool for conservation management (2007, background): “Turtles spend their time at sea during the breeding season engaged in a variety of activities such as mating, cleaning and resting (Booth and Peters, 1972; Schofield et al., 2006).”
Migratory dichotomy and associated phenotypic variation in marine turtles revealed by satellite tracking and stable isotope analysis (2011, result): “…restricted internesting movements (Schofield et al. 2007, Zbinden et al. 2007b) and low productivity in the internesting habitat and low frequency of foraging behaviour directly observed (Schofield et al. 2006) make foraging highly unlikely as an explanation for the observed patterns in our study.”
Ecology of Hawksbill Turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, on a Western Caribbean Foraging Ground (2009, methodology): “However, direct inwater observation (Houghton et al. 2003; Schofield et al. 2006) may represent a complementary and substantially under-utilized method in marine turtle research, considering its potential to offer insights into inwater activities and aid in the interpretation of data gathered…”
Behavioural polymorphism in one of the world’s largest populations of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta (2010, background): “Many studies then focused on end-of-season deployment to avoid dangers to the transmitter in the internesting environment (e.g. cleaning behaviour in Schofield et al. 2006).”
Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research (2018, unknown): “Adults have been observed foraging at a nesting site while aggregating during the breeding season (Schofield et al. 2006).”
Investigating the viability of photo-identification as an objective tool to study endangered sea turtle populations (2008, background): “Several hundred loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) annually aggregate in the near-shore waters of Laganas Bay to breed from late April to early August (Schofield et al., 2006; Schofield et al., 2007a).”
BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH: Fidelity to foraging sites, consistency of migration routes and habitat modulation of home range by sea turtles (2010, background): “Furthermore, foraging activity by males has been recorded during the breeding period (Schofield et al., 2006).”
Different male vs. female breeding periodicity helps mitigate offspring sex ratio skews in sea turtles (2014, background): “Resident males were confirmed to be participating in breeding activity based on direct observations of reproductive behaviors (examples are presented in Schofield et al., 2006).”
Inter-annual variability in the home range of breeding turtles: implications for current and future conservation management. (2010, background): “Preliminary observational and GPS tracking has indicated that both males and females tend to preferentially use the nearshore area (Schofield et al., 2006, 2007, 2009b).”