Orientation and Open-Sea Navigation in Sea Turtles

Orientation and Open-Sea Navigation in Sea Turtles. Lohmann, K. J. & Lohmann, C. M. F. Journal of Experimental Biology, 199(1):73–81, January, 1996.

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Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings (Caretta caretta L.) emerge from underground nests, scramble to the sea and begin a transoceanic migration by swimming away from their natal beach and into the open ocean. Evidence suggests that hatchlings sequentially use three different sets of cues to maintain orientation during their initial migration offshore. While on the beach, hatchlings ﬁnd the ocean by crawling towards the lower, brighter seaward horizon and away from the dark, elevated silhouettes of vegetation and dunes. Upon entering the ocean, turtles initially orient seawards by swimming into waves, which can be detected as orbital movements from under water.

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	abstract = {Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings (Caretta caretta L.) emerge from underground nests, scramble to the sea and begin a transoceanic migration by swimming away from their natal beach and into the open ocean. Evidence suggests that hatchlings sequentially use three different sets of cues to maintain orientation during their initial migration offshore. While on the beach, hatchlings ﬁnd the ocean by crawling towards the lower, brighter seaward horizon and away from the dark, elevated silhouettes of vegetation and dunes. Upon entering the ocean, turtles initially orient seawards by swimming into waves, which can be detected as orbital movements from under water.},
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	urldate = {2024-01-21},
	journal = {Journal of Experimental Biology},
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	month = jan,
	year = {1996},
	pages = {73--81},
}

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