Study on the behavior of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta during inter-nesting period. III. Deep diving behavior of the loggerhead turtle near the frontal zone.

Loggerhead turtles can maintain a body temperature several degrees warmer than their environment. Stomach temperature data were compiled in order to see how the female loggerhead turtle adapted her body temperature to the different water temperatures near the frontal zone. She passed from the warm water into the cooler water and out again.