Methods of Developing User-Friendly Keys to Identify Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) from Photographs
Joint Authors
Maldonado, Miguel Á.
Lloyd, Jane R.
Stafford, Richard
Source
International Journal of Zoology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Identifying individual animals is important in understanding their ecology and behaviour, as well as providing estimates of population sizes for conservation efforts.
We produce identification keys from photographs of green sea turtles to identify them while foraging in Akumal Bay, Mexico.
We create three keys, which (a) minimise the length of the key, (b) present the most obvious differential characteristics first, and (c) remove the strict dichotomy from key b.
Keys were capable of identifying >99% of turtles in >2500 photographs during the six-month study period.
The keys differed significantly in success rate for students to identify individual turtles, with key (c) being the best with >70% success and correctly being followed further than other keys before making a mistake.
User-friendly keys are, therefore, a suitable method for the photographic identification of turtles and could be used for other large marine vertebrates in conservation or behavioural studies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lloyd, Jane R.& Maldonado, Miguel Á.& Stafford, Richard. 2012. Methods of Developing User-Friendly Keys to Identify Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) from Photographs. International Journal of Zoology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lloyd, Jane R.…[et al.]. Methods of Developing User-Friendly Keys to Identify Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) from Photographs. International Journal of Zoology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lloyd, Jane R.& Maldonado, Miguel Á.& Stafford, Richard. Methods of Developing User-Friendly Keys to Identify Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) from Photographs. International Journal of Zoology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-463019