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Detection of polymorphisms of the mtDNA control region of Caretta caretta (Testudines: Cheloniidae) by PCR-SSCP

open access: yesGenetics and Molecular Research, 2009
Marine turtles are increasingly being threatened worldwide by anthropogenic activities. Better understanding of their life cycle, behavior and population structure is imperative for the design of adequate conservation strategies. The mtDNA control region is a fast-evolving matrilineal marker that has been employed in the study of marine turtle ...
E C, Reis   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Nesting ecology of Chelonia mydas Testudines: Cheloniidae on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2013
The nesting colony of green sea turtles Chelonia mydas at Guanahacabibes Peninsula Biosphere Reserve and National Park is one of the largest in the Cuban archipelago; however, little information about its nesting ecology is available.
Julia Azanza Ricardo   +6 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Diet composition of Caretta caretta (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in the Gulf of Gabès, southern Tunisia

open access: yesPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
A investigação de aspectos biológicos fundamentais, como os hábitos alimentares de animais marinhos migratórios de longa distância, como as tartarugas marinhas, apresenta desafios signifi­cativos.
Sami Karaa   +4 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Assessing genetic structuring for endangered "Chelonia mydas" (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in southwest Cuba using microsatellites

open access: yesRevista de Investigaciones Marinas, 2023
Understanding the population genetic structure of the species is essential for determining the possible management units (UM) and their conservation and/or sustainable exploitation with it.
Luis Javier Madrigal-Roca   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

DNA barcoding of Brazilian sea turtles (Testudines) [PDF]

open access: yesGenetics and Molecular Biology, 2009
Five out of the seven recognized species of sea turtles (Testudines) occur on the Brazilian coast. The Barcode Initiative is an effort to undertake a molecular inventory of Earth biodiversity.
Sarah M. Vargas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A pan-cheloniid turtle from the Middle Miocene of Portugal. [PDF]

open access: yesAnat Rec (Hoboken)
Abstract Currently, there is no information on the fossil record of Pan‐Cheloniidae from the Neogene of the Iberian Peninsula. A well‐preserved partial skeleton attributable to this lineage of turtles, from the Middle Miocene of Portugal, is presented here.
Pérez-García A, Antunes MT.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Creation of a peptide database of corneous beta-proteins of marine turtles for the identification of tortoiseshell: archaeological combs as case study [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2021
Tortoiseshell is a proteinaceous material derived from the scutes of marine turtles, and was shaped into an abundance of objects, especially luxurious items, at its peak in the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
Caroline Solazzo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Actividad reproductiva de Chelonia mydas (Testudines: Cheloniidae) en Isla de Aves, Venezuela (2001-2008) Reproductive activity of Chelonia mydas (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in Isla de Aves, Venezuela (2001-2008)

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2012
Isla de Aves, una isla a 650km de La Guaira, Venezuela, protegida como Refugio de Fauna Silvestre, constituye el segundo sitio de mayor anidación de la tortuga verde (Chelonia mydas) (Linnaeus 1758) en el Caribe. El seguimiento de la población comenzó en
Vicente Vera, Joaquín Buitrago
doaj   +1 more source

Estructura de tallas de tortuga pico de loro Lepidochelys olivacea (Testudines: Cheloniidae) en Tumbes, Perú

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Biología, 2012
En el presente trabajo se analizó la estructura de tallas de ejemplares de tortuga pico de loro Lepidochelys olivacea, varados y capturados incidentalmente en las playas de Tumbes, Perú (3º38’9,5”S – 80º36’2,48”W y 3º57’21,3”S – 80º57’45,72”W), desde ...
Manuel Vera, Carlos A. Rosales
doaj   +3 more sources

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