https://doi.org/10.82144/21941d09
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/975
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2f42a349-b40e-4168-860a-35e5f7cf543f
https://obis.org/dataset/19104c99-492b-4f23-a3e9-41e86eaef780
Satellite tracked green turtles in the South China Sea 1993-1994
Paolo
Luschi
University of Pisa
Primary contact
pluschi@biologia.unipi.it
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Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
NC
27708
US
seamap-contact@duke.edu
https://seamap.env.duke.edu
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Paolo
Luschi
University of Pisa
Primary contact
pluschi@biologia.unipi.it
owner
2025-07-31
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Original provider:
Paolo Luschi, University of Pisa
Dataset credits:
Paolo Luschi, University of Pisa
Abstract:
Five females of <i>Chelonia mydas</i> were tracked by satellite in the South China Sea in 1993 and 1994. Four of them reached their feeding grounds 600-1551 km distant. Part of the journeys occurred coastwise, indicating that leading geographical features had been
utilized. The straightness of the turtles' tracks in open seas, both over shallow and deep waters, and their ability to pinpoint distant targets provides circumstantial evidence for a true navigation mechanism.
Marine Biology
Telemetry
Tagged animal
Radio transmitters
Animal movements
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/975
Oceans
102.699
117.643
8.22
-2.867
1993-09-23
1994-10-24
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
species
Chelonia mydas
Green sea turtle
notPlanned
Paolo
Luschi
University of Pisa
Primary contact
pluschi@biologia.unipi.it
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Satellite tracked green turtles in the South China Sea 1993-1994
Paolo
Luschi
owner
NA
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Luschi, P. 2013. Satellite tracked green turtles in the South China Sea 1993-1994. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/21941d09.
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Luschi, P., F. Papi, H.C. Liew, E.H. Chan and F. Bonadonna. 1996. Long-distance migration and homing after displacement in the green turtle (Chelonia mydas): A satellite tracking study. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: 122:171-175.