@article{fdi:010074846,
  title = {{C}onnecting paths between juvenile and adult habitats in the {A}tlantic green turtle using genetics and satellite tracking},
  author = {{C}hambault, {P}. and de {T}hoisy, {B}. and {H}uguin, {M}. and {M}artin, {J}. and {B}onola, {M}. and {E}tienne, {D}. and {G}resser, {J}. and {H}ielard, {G}. and {M}ailles, {J}. and {V}edie, {F}. and {B}arnerias, {C}. and {S}utter, {E}. and {G}uillemot, {B}. and {D}umont-{D}ayot, {E}. and {R}egis, {S}. and {L}ecerf, {N}. and {L}efebvre, {F}. and {F}rouin, {C}. and {A}ubert, {N}. and {G}uimera, {C}. and {B}ordes, {R}. and {T}hieulle, {L}. and {D}uru, {M}. and {B}ouaziz, {M}. and {P}inson, {A}. and {F}lora, {F}. and {Q}u{\'e}n{\'e}herv{\'e}, {P}atrick and {W}oignier, {T}. and {A}llenou, {J}. {P}. and {C}imiterra, {N}. and {B}enhalilou, {A}. and {M}urgale, {C}. and {M}aillet, {T}. and {R}angon, {L}uc and {C}hanteux, {N}. and {C}hanteur, {B}. and {B}eranger, {C}. and {L}e {M}aho, {Y}. and {P}etit, {O}. and {C}hevallier, {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lthough it is commonly assumed that female sea turtles always return to the beach they hatched, the pathways they use during the years preceding their first reproduction and their natal origins are most often unknown, as it is the case for juvenile green turtles found in {M}artinique waters in the {C}aribbean. {G}iven the oceanic circulation of the {G}uiana current flowing toward {M}artinique and the presence of important nesting sites for this species in {S}uriname and {F}rench {G}uiana, we may assume that a large proportion of the juvenile green turtles found in {M}artinique are originating from the {S}uriname-{F}rench {G}uiana beaches. {T}o confirm this hypothesis, we performed mixed stock analysis ({MSA}) on 40 green turtles sampled in {M}artinique {I}sland and satellite tracked 31 juvenile green turtles tagged in {M}artinique to (a) assess their natal origin and (b) identify their destination. {O}ur results from {MSA} confirm that these juveniles are descendant from females laying on several {C}aribbean and {A}tlantic beaches, mostly from {S}uriname and {F}rench {G}uiana, but also from more southern {B}razilian beaches. {T}hese results were confirmed by the tracking data as the 10 turtles leaving {M}artinique headed across the {C}aribbean-{A}tlantic region in six different directions and 50% of these turtles reached the {B}razilian foraging grounds used by the adult green turtles coming from {F}rench {G}uiana. {O}ne turtle left the {F}rench {G}uianan coast to perform the first transatlantic migration ever recorded in juvenile green turtles, swimming toward {G}uinea-{B}issau, which is the most important nesting site for green turtles along the {A}frican coast. {T}he extensive movements of the migrant turtles evidenced the crossing of international waters and more than 25 exclusive economic zones, reinforcing the need for an international cooperative network to ensure the conservation of future breeders in this endangered species.},
  keywords = {{C}helonia mydas ; developmental habitats ; immature green turtle ; migration ; routes ; mixed stock analysis ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {CARAIBES} ; {MARTINIQUE} ; {SURINAM} ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE} ; {BRESIL} ; {GUINEE} {BISSAU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cology and {E}volution},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {24},
  pages = {12790--12802},
  ISSN = {2045-7758},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1002/ece3.4708},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074846},
}