First report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, Mexico
| Autor: | María Mónica Lara-Uc, Yoalli Hernández-Gil, Eduardo Reséndiz, Ana Sofía Merino-Zavala |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Caretta caretta
biology animal conduct 040301 veterinary sciences media_common.quotation_subject Zoology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Aquatic Science Oceanography biology.organism_classification Loggerhead sea turtle Pacific ocean reproduction 0403 veterinary science Courtship Baja California Peninsula Sea turtle Mating Reproduction sea turtle Mexico media_common |
| Zdroj: | Latin american journal of aquatic research, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 237-239, Published: MAR 2018 Latin american journal of aquatic research v.46 n.1 2018 SciELO Chile CONICYT Chile instacron:CONICYT |
| ISSN: | 0718-560X |
| DOI: | 10.3856/vol46-issue1-fulltext-25 |
| Popis: | Courtship and mating behavior are important life cycle aspects of marine turtles not easily observed by researchers. A pair of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) was documented circling, attempting and successfully mounting in the Gulf of Ulloa, Mexico. This type of activity is part of an already described courtship and mating behavior for other sea turtle species; however, this is the first report of open-ocean courtship and mating behavior by loggerheads in the Northern Mexican Pacific Ocean. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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