Table 3. Duration (days at large) and distance (km) between release and recapture for live rehabilitated green turtles (Chelonia mydas) found hypothermic stunned in Texas during the winters of 2006–2007 through 2014–2015.
Duration (days) | Distance (km) | ||||
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Recapture Condition | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | N |
a) Initial hypothermic stunned | |||||
Found alive | 502.8 ± 482.9 | 3–1446 | 52.7 ± 124.6 | 1.9–923.2 | 62 |
Found dead | 391.8 ± 292.9 | 10–1034 | 51.6 ± 63.8 | 7.0–193.7 | 13 |
Total | 483.5 ± 456.0 | 3–1446 | 52.5 ± 116.0 | 1.9–923.2 | 74 |
b) Initial other cause | |||||
Found alive | 558.9 ± 461.9 | 29–1405 | 63.7 ± 80.0 | 0.1–197.9 | 17 |
Found dead | 184.0 ± 193.7 | 47–321 | 32.7 ± 5.0 | 29.2–36.3 | 2 |
Total | 519.5 ± 453.5 | 29–1405 | 60.5 ± 76.1 | 0.1–197.9 | 19 |