. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. WAVES. Figure 3. Results ol the wave lank experiments (. 0 Results ol green turtle hatch/ings fill Results nl Iculhcrhack halchltngs All conventions follow //imc in l-igure _M l-'nr each \/)iv;i'\. "Silence" indicate* refill': ol llalch/ings tested with the wave tank motor of/ "Mod// ' indicates the motor was on hut the drive was disconnected so no waves were produced "Waves" indicates result* i>l hatchlings tested when waves were generated: waves approached /mm 0° (tit/* of the diagram) Each spec
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. WAVES. Figure 3. Results ol the wave lank experiments (. 0 Results ol green turtle hatch/ings fill Results nl Iculhcrhack halchltngs All conventions follow //imc in l-igure _M l-'nr each \/)iv;i'\. "Silence" indicate* refill': ol llalch/ings tested with the wave tank motor of/ "Mod// ' indicates the motor was on hut the drive was disconnected so no waves were produced "Waves" indicates result* i>l hatchlings tested when waves were generated: waves approached /mm 0° (tit/* of the diagram) Each specie.* mis significantly oriented only when mire* were picsenl The mean angles of the Imi mire groups {jar right, upper and lower) were directed almost .straight toward the direction of ware approach II II 1. 7'.-IA'A. The ware lank, located a! the l-'loi ula Institute ol Technologr in Melbourne, Florida, was v [ m in length (I m high, and m in width It was tilled with water to a depth ot l> 5 m A paddle al one end mi.\ driven hv a lit' motor I slopmv plrwood plallorm 4 V m in length al the op/>oMie end absorbed wave energy and ininimi-ed ware re/leelion llatchlmgs were tethered (see fe\lf so liter could swim in anr diicclton while an ohsenei watched with a night vision scope i/ir/iuglt a i ircnlar opening in a siiro/oam sheet wedged across the lop o/ the tank The sirroloam was maiked in 5° increments, providing a reference lor determining orientation Throughout the espenments iu- alternated helween trials under the three treatments described in the le.\t (silence, motor, wavesi in semi-random order (blocks ol 1-3 trials under one condition were to/lowed />v .similar nf trials tinder the other two conditions! Each hatchling was tested unly once under one ol the three conditions Waves generated in green turtle experiments were s cm ipeak ion ought m height (frequency about 4t> waves/mm t \\ares in lealherback experiments were }-J cm m height, also at 40 w
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