{999A9551-D701-4CF5-9373-131D3DD8D969} 20050512 19291400 FALSE 20060710 17161900 20060815 12091700 PlatformRadio transmittersAnimal movements Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 en A female of <i>Chelonia mydas</i> was tracked by satellite in the South China Sea in 1993 from the nesting beach to the resident foraging grounds more than 600 km away. The final leg of the journey, 475 km long, directly pinpointed the goal, with the turtle maintaining a constant speed and direction both night and day. This provides clues about the navigational mechanism used.<br><br> Four green turtle females were tracked by satellite during their post-reproductive migration in the South China Sea. Three of them reached their feeding grounds 923-1551 km distant. During nesting activity, a female was displaced twice, and her return trips to the nesting beach from ll and 284 km were tracked by a direction-recording data-logger and by satellite, respectively. 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 and home after displacement off their usual routes, provides circumstantial evidence for a true navigation mechanism.The present research reports results of interest for the field of animal navigation which we obtained by satellite tracking green turtles from its nesting beach to its resident grounds about 600 km away. Our tracking study is a part of a research program on the biology and migration of West Malaysian green turtles which is expected to contribute to the conservation of this endangered species. vector digital data http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/975 OBIS-SEAMAP Paolo Luschi, University of Pisa2013-07-25 17:15:31seamap975https://doi.org/10.82144/21941d09Version 1.0.0OBIS-SEAMAP ground condition1993-09-231994-10-24 CompleteNone planned 102.699117.6438.22-2.867102.699117.643-2.8678.22 Open public unless otherwise noted. 1. Not to use data contained in OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without prior written consent of the original data provider. 2. To cite both the data provider and OBIS-SEAMAP appropriately after approval of use is obtained. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Shapefile Paolo LuschiUniversity of Pisa mailing and physical address

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PisaI-56126Italy 0502211376pluschi@biologia.unipi.it05024653 Paolo Luschi, University of PisaPapi, F., H.C. Liew, P. Luschi and E.H. Chan1995http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00348929#page-1Marine Biology122:171-175Luschi, P., F. Papi, H.C. Liew, E.H. Chan and F. Bonadonna1996http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00190175#page-1Journal of Comparative Physiology A178:447-452Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/Downloaded April, 2004Refer to the contact information of the dataset en FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time Ei Fujioka Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University mailing and physical addressDurhamNC27708

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USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu Connie KotDuke University http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profilehttp://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.htmlESRI Metadata Profile 2013-07-25 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - MetadataDIS_ESRI1.0dataset Downloadable Data 0.021 0.021 OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site and click on [Datasets] tab appearing on upper left. Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address DurhamNCUSA

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27708 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. 002 Local Area Network 0.021 Shapefile Vector GCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees0.0001670.000167D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224GCS_WGS_1984 This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.Paolo Luschi, University of PisaoidUnique ID (created by OBIS-SEAMAP)tag_idTag IDobs_dateDate of observationyearYear of observationobs_countNumber of animalssp_obsSpecies observedsp_tsnSpecies ITIS TSNobs_timeTime of observationlatitudeLatitude of observationlongitudeLongitude of observationsexSex of animalage_classAge class of animal (adult or juvenile)body_sizeStraight carapace length (cm)beachNesting beach where sea turtle was taggedcountryCountry where sea turtle was taggedcite1Citation20060815