Movements of thousands of loggerhead turtles 'predictable'
Satellite tracking technology has revealed in detail for the very first time the annual movements of thousands of loggerhead turtles that live off the east coast of the US.
Satellite tracking technology has revealed in detail for the very first time the annual movements of thousands of loggerhead turtles that live off the east coast of the US.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2011
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For approximately 3,000 years, generations of green sea turtles have returned to the same seagrass meadows to eat.
Ecology
Jul 17, 2023
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To date, it was thought that the loggerhead turtle arrived to the Mediterranean from North America and the Caribbean after the last glacial period. However, latest scientific studies show that this marine species colonized ...
Ecology
Oct 23, 2014
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Juvenile loggerhead turtles swim into oncoming ocean currents, instead of passively drifting with them, according to a study published August 6, 2014 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Donald Kobayashi from National Oceanic ...
Ecology
Aug 6, 2014
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Friday it was considering adding Apple's new iPhone 5 to a patent infringement case as part of a long-running global legal battle between the rival smartphone giants.
Business
Sep 21, 2012
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Loggerhead turtles feed in the same places year after year—meaning key locations should be protected, researchers say.
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2020
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An illegal trade in marine turtles is continuing despite legislation and conservation awareness campaigns, a pioneering study has shown.
Ecology
May 13, 2016
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An overwhelming scientific consensus affirms that for thousands of species across the globe, climate change is an immediate and existential threat.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2019
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Threatened loggerhead sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico can travel distances up to several hundred miles and visit offshore habitats between nesting events in a single season, taking them through waters impacted ...
Ecology
Jul 15, 2013
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James Cook University marine scientists are calling for an extension of go-slow zones in turtle habitats to reduce boat strikes on the threatened creatures.
Ecology
Jun 23, 2017
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