TY - JOUR
T1 - First Record of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Southern Gulf of California, Sinaloa, Mexico
AU - Zavala-Norzagaray, Alan A.
AU - Ley-Quinõnez, César P.
AU - Hart, Catherine E.
AU - Aguilar-Claussell, Paula
AU - Peckham, S. Hoyt
AU - Aguirre, A. Alonso
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Chelonian Research Foundation.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) are characterized by their transoceanic migratory patterns in the North Pacific Ocean, as individuals of this species originating from nesting beaches in Japan are known to forage along the Baja California Peninsula (BCP), Mexico. The nearshore waters of BCP serve as important foraging habitat for growth and development; however, the implementation of appropriate management strategies has been hindered by the paucity of data on the biology and distribution of the species, particularly for juveniles during their developmental migrations. We report for the first time the occurrence and distribution of loggerhead turtles in Sinaloa, Mexico, in the southernmost portion of the Gulf of California.
AB - Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) are characterized by their transoceanic migratory patterns in the North Pacific Ocean, as individuals of this species originating from nesting beaches in Japan are known to forage along the Baja California Peninsula (BCP), Mexico. The nearshore waters of BCP serve as important foraging habitat for growth and development; however, the implementation of appropriate management strategies has been hindered by the paucity of data on the biology and distribution of the species, particularly for juveniles during their developmental migrations. We report for the first time the occurrence and distribution of loggerhead turtles in Sinaloa, Mexico, in the southernmost portion of the Gulf of California.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85020785776&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2744/CCB-1238.1
DO - 10.2744/CCB-1238.1
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1071-8443
VL - 16
SP - 106
EP - 109
JO - Chelonian Conservation and Biology
JF - Chelonian Conservation and Biology
IS - 1
ER -