First report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, México

ABSTRACT 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 o...

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Autores principales:	Merino-Zavala,Ana Sofía, Reséndiz,Eduardo, Hernández-Gil,Yoalli, Lara-Uc,María Mónica
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2018
Materias:	Caretta caretta sea turtle animal conduct reproduction Baja California Peninsula Mexico
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2018000100237
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-560X20180001002372018-04-17First report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, MéxicoMerino-Zavala,Ana SofíaReséndiz,EduardoHernández-Gil,YoalliLara-Uc,María Mónica Caretta caretta sea turtle animal conduct reproduction Baja California Peninsula Mexico ABSTRACT 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.46 n.1 20182018-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2018000100237en10.3856/vol46-issue1-fulltext-25
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spellingShingle	Caretta caretta sea turtle animal conduct reproduction Baja California Peninsula Mexico Merino-Zavala,Ana Sofía Reséndiz,Eduardo Hernández-Gil,Yoalli Lara-Uc,María Mónica First report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, México
description	ABSTRACT 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.
author	Merino-Zavala,Ana Sofía Reséndiz,Eduardo Hernández-Gil,Yoalli Lara-Uc,María Mónica
author_facet	Merino-Zavala,Ana Sofía Reséndiz,Eduardo Hernández-Gil,Yoalli Lara-Uc,María Mónica
author_sort	Merino-Zavala,Ana Sofía
title	First report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, México
title_short	First report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, México
title_full	First report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, México
title_fullStr	First report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, México
title_full_unstemmed	First report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, México
title_sort	first report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) in the gulf of ulloa, baja california sur, méxico
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate	2018
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2018000100237
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First report of courtship and mating behavior by loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California Sur, México

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