Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: Leatherback Sea Turtle Behavior - Stay Near Home or Set Off Across the Ocean?
October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024
PANAMA CITY, Panama, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news:
By Olivia Milloway
A new study finds that leatherback sea turtles tend to migrate rather than forage when chlorophyll, primary productivity, and sea surface temperature levels are lower.
Leatherback sea turtles are swimming superlatives: they are bigger, older, dive deeper, and migrate further than any other sea turtle. Researchers at the Smithson . . .
By Olivia Milloway
A new study finds that leatherback sea turtles tend to migrate rather than forage when chlorophyll, primary productivity, and sea surface temperature levels are lower.
Leatherback sea turtles are swimming superlatives: they are bigger, older, dive deeper, and migrate further than any other sea turtle. Researchers at the Smithson . . .