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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Misorientation

The directed movement of an organism towards an innappropriate object or goal. When hatchlings that emerge from a nest are attracted to an artificial light at night on a beach, it is a form of misorientation.

See also: orientation   disorientation

WWW References:

• The Influence of Gas Flares on the Orientation of Green Turtle Hatchlings at Thevenard Island, Western Australia
• Eglin Air Force Base and Sea Turtle Nesting: A Success Story

Citations:

• Witherington, B. E. and Martin, R. E. 1996. Understanding, assessing, and resolving light-pollution problems on sea turtle nesting beaches. - Florida Marine Research Institute, p. 73p.

Entered by: Brendan Godley
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey, Janice Blumenthal, Michael Coyne,
Entered: 2004-12-13 17:18:16
Last modified: 2007-08-23 10:31:43