Animal-borne video from a sea turtle reveals novel anti-predator behaviors

Jenna L Hounslow^{1

2}, Oliver J D Jewell^{1

2}, Sabrina Fossette³, Scott Whiting³, Anton D Tucker³, Anthony Richardson⁴, David Edwards⁵, Adrian C Gleiss^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia.
² College of Science, Health, Engineering & Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia.
³ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, 17 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington, Western Australia, 6151, Australia.
⁴ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Parks and Wildlife Service, 111 Herbert Street, Broome, Western Australia, 6725, Australia.
⁵ Technical Services, Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DE, United Kingdom.

Jenna L Hounslow et al. Ecology. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;102(4):e03251.

doi: 10.1002/ecy.3251. Epub 2021 Feb 12.

Jenna L Hounslow^{1

2}, Oliver J D Jewell^{1

2}, Sabrina Fossette³, Scott Whiting³, Anton D Tucker³, Anthony Richardson⁴, David Edwards⁵, Adrian C Gleiss^{1

2}

¹ Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia.
² College of Science, Health, Engineering & Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia.
³ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, 17 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington, Western Australia, 6151, Australia.
⁴ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Parks and Wildlife Service, 111 Herbert Street, Broome, Western Australia, 6725, Australia.
⁵ Technical Services, Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DE, United Kingdom.

No abstract available

Keywords: animal-borne video; behavior; morphology; predator-prey interaction; sea turtle; shark; trait compensation.

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