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Predictors and immunological correlates of sublethal mercury exposure in vampire bats [PDF]

, 2017
Mercury (Hg) is a pervasive heavy metal that often enters the environment from anthropogenic sources such as gold mining and agriculture. Chronic exposure to Hg can impair immune function, reducing the ability of animals to resist or recover from ...
Altizer, Sonia, Becker, Daniel J., Bentz, Alexandra B., Chumchal, Matthew M., Czirják, Gábor Á., Platt, Steven G., Rainwater, Thomas R., Streicker, Daniel G.   +7 more
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Mercury and methylmercury in carapace of the marine turtle Caretta caretta, in northeastern Brazil and its potential for environmental monitoring

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
: The present work tests the use of carapace fragments of the marine turtle Caretta caretta as a tool for environmental biomonitoring of mercury (Hg) and to evaluate the influence of biological and ecological factors in Hg concentrations.
CÉSAR AUGUSTO B. RODRIGUEZ, MOISES F. BEZERRA, CARLOS EDUARDO DE REZENDE, WANDERLEY R. BASTOS, LUIZ D. DE LACERDA   +4 more
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Amphibians and Reptiles of United States Department of Defense Installations [PDF]

, 2018
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) occupies approximately 10.1 million ha of land within the U.S. spanning most ecosystems contained therein. To date, no comprehensive agency-wide inventory of amphibian and reptile species has been compiled.
Lovich, Robert E., Petersen, Christopher E., Stallings, Sarah   +2 more
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Marine leech Ozobranchus margoi parasitizing loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Sanguessugas Ozobranchus margoi parasitando uma tartaruga cabeçuda (Caretta caretta) no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2012
This paper reports the finding of several Ozobranchus margoi (Annelida: Hirudinea) parasitizing a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) that was found in the municipality of Tavares, state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil.
Carla Rosane Rodenbusch, Fernanda Simone Marks, Cláudio Wageck Canal, José Reck   +3 more
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Reportatge - Caretta caretta, segones oportunitats [PDF]

, 2019
Abstract not available Abstract not ...
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Marine Turtle Conservation on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua [PDF]

, 1997
The purpose of this initial phase was to expand our previous work on marine turtles on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. This was done through the establishment of a collaborative program with the Miskitu Indians to reduce the uncontrolled take of ...
Campbell, Cathi, Guillette, Louis J., Lagueux, Cynthia J.   +2 more
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Evaluation of a Pound Net Leader Designed to Reduce Sea Turtle Bycatch [PDF]

, 2011
Offshore pound net leaders in the southern portion of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia waters were documented to incidentally take protected loggerhead, Caretta caretta, and Kemp’s ridley, Lepidochelys kempii, sea turtles.
Dealteris, Joseph T., Milliken, Henry O., Silva, Ryan D.   +2 more
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A Survey for Large Separation Lensed FIRST Quasars

, 2001
Little is known about the statistics of gravitationally lensed quasars at large (7''-30'') image separations, which probe masses on the scale of galaxy clusters.
Andernach, Bahcall, Bartelmann, Becker, Becker, Borgeest, Bullock, Caretta, Carlberg, Cen, Chiba, Ciliegi, Dan Maoz, Dyer, Dyer, Ehlers, Eran O. Ofek, Falco, Flores, Francisco Prada, Girardi, Giveon, Gregg, Hans-Walter Rix, Helfand, Helfand, Helfand, Helfand, Hopkins, Keeton, King, Kochanek, Kochanek, Kochanek, Lehar, Malhotra, Maoz, Maoz, Maoz, Maoz, Maoz, Maoz, McMahon, Monet, Mortlock, Myers, Narayan, Navarro, Navarro, Navarro, Navarro, Nonino, Perlmutter, Phillips, Phillips, Postman, Press, Refsdal, Riess, Schlegel, Shanks, Tsafrir Kolatt, Turner, Wambsganss, White, White   +65 more
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Biology of pelagic sea turtles: effects of marine debris [PDF]

, 1998
Objectives: 1. Quantify the sub-lethal effect of debris ingestion (nutrient dilution) on nutrient gain 2. Model sub-lethal effects of debris ingestion on nutrient intake and growth 3.
Bjorndal, Karen A., Bolten, Alan B.
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Predicting the effects of climate change on sea turtle nesting habitat in Florida [PDF]

, 2010
Rising global temperatures threaten the survival of many plant and animal species. Having already risen at an unprecedented rate in the past century, temperatures are predicted to rise between 0.3 and 7.5C in North America over the next 100 years ...
Poti, Matthew
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