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

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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