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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Disorientation

The lack of directed movement towards a specific area or goal. Sea turtle hatchlings on the beach can be disoriented at night when confronted by bright lights on a nesting beach.

See also: misorientation   orientation

WWW References:

• The Influence of Gas Flares on the Orientation of Green Turtle Hatchlings at Thevenard Island, Western Australia
• Solving light problems

Citations:

• Witherington, B. E. and Bjorndal, K. A. 1991. Influences of artificial lighting on the seaward orientation of hatchling loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta. - Biological Conservation 55: 139-149.
• Witherington, B. E. and Martin, R. E. 1996. Understanding, assessing, and resolving light-pollution problems on se turtle nesting beaches. - Florida Marine Research Institute, p. 73p.

Entered by: Brendan Godley
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey, Michael Coyne,
Entered: 2004-12-13 17:18:27
Last modified: 2007-08-23 10:32:02