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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Neophyte

For turtles, this term refers to a nesting female turtle that is in the first reproductive season. Usually, any female that has not been previously recorded nesting at a certain site is defined as a neophyte. However, it is possible that a "new" turtle could be one that lost its tags or switched nesting beaches. In general, it is difficult to distiguish true neophytes without laparascopy.

Entered by: Lucy Hawkes
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey, Michael Coyne,
Entered: 2005-05-06 09:39:15
Last modified: 2007-05-10 07:53:43