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. 2012 May 29;7(5):e37403. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037403

Table 1. Summary of leatherback tissue sampling and δ13C and δ15N values for turtles nesting in Jamursba Medi, Papua Barat, Indonesia.

Year No. Turtles Sample date (dd/mm/yy) δ 13C range (‰) δ15N range (‰)
1 39 03/07/05 – 09/08/05 –20.9 to –15.1 9.7 to 17.7
2 21 24/06/06 – 27/07/06 –20.7 to –15.5 10.0 to 16.5
3 14 22/07/07 – 29/07/07 –18.9 to –16.6 10.6 to 17.3
4 4 09/06/10 – 11/06/10 –18.5 to –16.0 10.4 to 15.3
Overall 78 03/07/05 – 11/06/10 –20.9 to –15.1 9.7 to 17.7

Satellite tags were applied to 12 of 14 turtles sampled 2007 and one of four sampled in 2010.