ABOUT K
ACADEMICS
ADMISSION
ALUMNI RELATIONS
GIVING TO K
NEWS & EVENTS
STUDENT LIFE
HORNET HIVE
ATHLETICS
SITEMAP
WEBMAIL
    • Login
    View Item 
    •   DSpace Home
    • Academic Departments, Programs, and SIPs
    • Mathematics
    • Mathematics Senior Individualized Projects
    • View Item
    •   DSpace Home
    • Academic Departments, Programs, and SIPs
    • Mathematics
    • Mathematics Senior Individualized Projects
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Nest Site Fidelity of Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) on Playa Grande, Costa Rica: A Statistical Analysis of Individual Nest Site Selection

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Searchable PDF / Kalamazoo College Only (2.314Mb)
    Date
    2002
    Author
    Sieg, Annette Elizabeth
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    The current conservation method of relocating doomed leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) clutches of eggs is often used on nesting grounds to save clutches located in beach areas where they would likely be lost to tidal action. It may be, that individual turtles have intrinsic preferences for certain beach locations that enter into their selection of a nest site. This being the case, the current conservation technique of relocating doomed clutches would seem ill advised, as it might select for turtles that make poor nest site selections. The possibility of individual-specific intrinsic preference was investigated using the longitudinal set of recordings collected at Playa Grande, Costa Rica over eight seasons from 1993-2001. Of particular interest was whether consecutive selections by an individual within a season indicated an association between nest site selections. Consecutive zone selections relative to the ocean-to-vegetation axis did not suggest the presence of female-specific nest site preference. Therefore, termination of the clutch relocation program is not indicated. Consecutive section selections were, however, consistent with heterogeneous nest site selection relative to the coastal axis. This suggests some association between individual-specific nest site selections in the form of preference for a nest site located near the nest site selected previously.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10920/25110
    Collections
    • Mathematics Senior Individualized Projects [242]

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2013  Duraspace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
     

     

    Browse

    All of DSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitles

    My Account

    Login

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2013  Duraspace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
     

     

    K logo
    Kalamazoo College
    1200 Academy Street
    Kalamazoo Michigan 49006-3295
    USA
    Info 269-337-7000
    Admission 1-800-253-3602
    ABOUT K
    ACADEMICS
    ADMISSION
    ALUMNI RELATIONS
    GIVING TO K
    NEWS & EVENTS
    STUDENT LIFE

    Sitemap
    Map and Directions
    Contacts
    Directories
    Nondiscrimination Policy
    Consumer Information
    Official Disclaimer
    Search this site





    Academic Calendars
    Apply
    Bookstore
    Crisis Response
    Employment
    Library
    Registrar