CONTENTS Concluded 



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Birds in NFLA 34 



Birds in SFLA 34 



Turtles in Texas and Florida 34 



DAILY VARIATION 39 



BATHYMETRY AND DISTANCE FROM SHORE 42 



Mammals in STEX 43 



Mammals in NTEX 43 



Mammals in NFLA 44 



Mammals in SFLA 44 



Birds in STEX 44 



Birds in NTEX 45 



Birds in NFLA 46 



Birds in SFLA 46 



Turtles in Texas 47 



Turtles in NFLA 47 



Turtles in SFLA 47 



GROUP SIZE 49 



Mammals 49 



Birds 49 



ASSOCIATION OF MAMMALS AND BIRDS WITH VESSELS 56 



MULTIPLE SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS 57 



DENSITY ESTIMATES 58 



SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES 63 



OBSERVER BIAS 63 



ALTITUDINAL EFFECTS 65 



BEAUFORT FORCE 71 



GLARE 71 



CONCLUSIONS 74 



LITERATURE CITED 76 



APPENDIX: MAPS 77 



