Trophic ecology of green turtle Chelonia mydas juveniles in the Colombian Pacific
Gorgona National Park (GNP) protects the only known feeding aggregation of juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas on the Pacific coast of Colombia. This study was undertaken to compare the diet of the two known C. mydas morphotypes (black and yellow), and
Laura Sampson +5 more
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Biology of nesting sea turtles along the Florida panhandle [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to determine how the dynamic system off Cape San Blas affects its unique group of nesting sea turtles. We assessed: 1. changes in beach topography, 2. changes in offshore topography, 3.
Carthy, Raymond R.
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Cover Picture and Issue Information
Cover image: A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling on the way to the ocean on Bangkaru Island, Indonesia. Credit: Adela Hemelikova.
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Age and growth of Hawaiian seaturtles (Chelonia mydas): an analysis based on skeletochronology [PDF]
Skeletochronological data on growth changes in humerus diameter were used to estimate the age of Hawaiian green seaturtles ranging from 28.7 to 96.0 cm straight carapace length.
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Sea turtles appeared more than 200 million years ago in the late Triassic period. They grow very slowly, taking an average of 25 years to reach sexual maturity, with a life span averaging 40-50 years. From May to October green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas)
Liang, Hui-Yu Tracy
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Feeding ecology of the green turtle Chelonia mydas in northern Peru
Diet and food preferences of the green turtle Chelonia mydas were analyzed based on digestive tract contents of dead specimens caught incidentally by an artisanal gillnet fishery in Sechura Bay, northern Peru.
Astrid Jiménez +4 more
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The present note describes the occurrence of Rhytidodoides intestinalis and Rhytidodoides similis (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in the gallbladder of two juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas - Testu- dines, Cheloniidae) found on the coast of Brazil.
Werneck M. R. +5 more
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Determinación de valores de referencia para hematología, química sérica clínica, y morfometría de la tortuga negra (Chelonia agassizii) en la poza del nance, Sipacate, la gomera, Escuintla. [PDF]
Tomé muestras de sangre y medidas morfometricas de 30 tortugas negras Chelonia agassizii de ambos sexos, en la poza del Nance, Sipacate, La Gomera, Escuintla.
Mérida López, Andrea Melissa
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Sea tutle research and conservation- some problem areas [PDF]
In the light of recent researches on sea turtle biology, some of the problem areas which need urgent attention for developing research programmes in the country are discussed here.
Silas, E G
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Interactions between Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Foxes (Vulpes vulpes arabica, V. rueppellii sabaea, and V. cana) on Turtle Nesting Grounds in the Northwestern Indian Ocean: Impacts of the Fox Community on the Behavior of Nesting Sea Turtles at the Ras Al Hadd Turtle Reserve, Oman [PDF]
Vanda Mariyam Mendonca, Salim Al Saady, Ali Al Kiyumi, and Karim Erzini (2010) Interactions between green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and foxes (Vulpes vulpes arabica, V.
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