a Record control number 000278793700006

a ISSN 0022-2933

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number QH75

b Item number .M68 2010

a Personal name Fuller, W. J.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Motile homes: a comparison of the spatial distribution of epibiont communities on Mediterranean sea turtles.

c Statement of responsibility, etc W. J. Fuller, A. C. Broderick, R. Enever, P. Thorne, B. J. Godley.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2010.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Taylor & Francis Ltd.,

a Summary, etc Understanding the ecological roles performed by an individual species requires knowledge from a wide range of disciplines; here we analyze the epibiont-host relationship found in marine turtles. During the study we recorded five new species of sea turtle epibiont: Laomedea flexuosa, Caprella fretensis, Hyale nilssoni, Hyale schmidti, Parasinelobus chevreuxi; as part of a total of nine zoological epibionts present on 35 female green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and 100 loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in Cyprus. The two most commonly occurring epibionts were acorn barnacles Chelonibia testudinaria and Chelonibia caretta, with larger specimens of both species recorded on loggerhead turtles. We analyzed the spatial distribution of these two barnacle species upon the carapaces of their hosts. Specimens of C. testudinaria situated on the anterior half of the carapace were larger than those located at the posterior. A significantly larger proportion of loggerhead turtles (152.5%) hosted epibionts in comparison to green turtles (30.3%). All non-barnacle epibionts were associated with either posterior algal mats or carapace scars.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biodiversity conservation.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Epibiont

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Spatial distribution

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Caretta caretta

a Main entry heading Journal Of Natural History

g Relationship information MAR 2012, Vol 44 Isuue 27-28, p1743-1753

x International Standard Serial Number 00222933

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222931003624820