Rebecca Scott

TL;DR: Overall, DBA seems to be a substantive proxy for movement-based power but consideration of other movement-related metrics, such as the Static Body Acceleration and the rate of change of body pitch and roll, may enable researchers to refine movement- based metabolic costs, particularly in animals where movement is not characterized by marked changes in body acceleration.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used data collected over a 10-year period (2003-2012) from direct surveys and >100 adult male and female loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked with devices, including GPS loggers and Fastloc GPS-Argos, to consider the optimum design for a MPA at a globally important breeding area, where there is already an existing national marine park aiming to protect the population (Zakynthos, Greece).

TL;DR: The results highlight the important roles migration periodicity and foraging mode can play in driving the longest migrations, and the implications for Marine Protected Area planning are considered in terms of sea turtle conservation.

TL;DR: It is shown that the migration routes of adult turtles are strongly related to hatchling drift patterns, implying that adult migration goals are learned through their past experiences dispersing with ocean currents.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a global analysis of foraging areas of adult green turtles (Chelonia mydas) subject to satellite tracking (n = 145) and the conservation designation of these areas according to International Union for Conservation of Nature criteria.