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The head and neck anatomy of sea turtles (Cryptodira: Chelonioidea) and skull shape in Testudines. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Sea turtles (Chelonoidea) are a charismatic group of marine reptiles that occupy a range of important ecological roles. However, the diversity and evolution of their feeding anatomy remain incompletely known.Using computed tomography and classical ...
Marc E H Jones +7 more
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Carapacial scute variation in Loggerhead Turtles,Caretta caretta
Zoology in the Middle East, 2001 Abstract The carapacial scutes of 3511 specimens of hatchling and adult Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) from five different nesting beaches in Turkey and Cyprus (Dalyan, Fethiye, Belek, Kizilot and Karpaz) were examined. Scutes were examined with regard to variation within carapacial scute series and variation in carapacial scute pattern.
Türkozan, Oğuz +2 more
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Ecosystem Impacts of the Landing Obligation for Unwanted Catch in Thermaikos Gulf (Greece)
Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Discards by marine commercial fisheries have been an issue of major concern to the scientific community in recent years. We modeled the ecological and trophic consequences of a mandatory landing obligation (LO) regulated by the reformed Common Fisheries Policy [Regulation (EU) 1380/2013] on the Thermaikos Gulf ecosystem (northwestern Aegean ...
Ioannis Keramidas +3 more
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, 2011 Nos mares do Mundo, e os Açores não são excepção, é recorrente que se sucedam casos como estes que vos apresento e que poderiam, perfeitamente, ser evitáveis. No local deparei-me com a situação que a imagem bem ilustra: um jovem exemplar de tartaruga-bobo (Caretta caretta), amputado do seu membro anterior esquerdo por se ter emalhado num monte de cabos
Giacoma C. +8 more
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Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2014 Purpureocillium lilacinum and Beauveria bassiana were isolated from lung sampled at necropsy of a 12 year-old female loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) that had displayed abnormal buoyancy. Histopathologic evaluation revealed pleuritis and pneumonia
V.L. Schumacher +5 more
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Social values of biodiversity conservation for the endangered loggerhead turtle and monk seal [PDF]
, 2007 The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) and the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) are two species on the priority list for conservation in Greece due to their dwindling populations worldwide. Hence the issue of estimating willingness to pay for
Kaval, Pamela +2 more
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Analysis of Sea Turtle Bycatch by Andalusia Pelagic Longline Fleet in the Northeast Atlantic
Fisheries Oceanography, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Northeast Atlantic is one of the most crucial foraging grounds for juvenile loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), while also serving as an important fishing area for the Andalusia surface longline fishery. The main aim of present study is to assess the sea turtle interaction with the Andalusia pelagic
Marina Tortosa +6 more
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Caldasia, 1975 Se describe el crecimiento, en los primeros dos años de vida, de las especies Caretta caretta, Eretmochelys imbricata y Chelonia mydas. Ciertos parámetros se comparan con los de hembras adultas, anidando en Colombia y otras regiones, Caretta y ...
Kaufmann Reinhard
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Veterinary Ophthalmology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to identify and report ophthalmic and adnexal diseases found in specimens of the Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Animal Studied and Procedures Thirty‐nine animals stranded on the beaches of the north coast of Bahia, Brazil were submitted to necropsy.
Danielle Nascimento Silva +9 more
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This packet includes background information, quick facts, links to additional sea turtle resources, and a classroom modeling activity that demonstrates population estimation, life history, and hatching success rates.
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