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History matters: evolutionary and demographic reconstruction of the Southwest Atlantic loggerheads (Testudinata: Cheloniidae)

Evolutionary Ecology
Abstract The Southwest Atlantic (SWA) is an important region for the Caretta caretta characterized by unique genetic lineages; however, their life history is still misunderstood. In this study, we evaluated the demographic patterns of four SWA rookeries using D-loop and microsatellites data looking for expansion and bottlenecks signals.
Sandra Ludwig, Laís Amorim, Alberty Xavier, Paula Rodrigues Guimarães, Sarah Maria Vargas   +4 more
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Turtle cleaners: reef fishes foraging on epibionts of sea turtles in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic, with a summary of this association type

Neotropical Ichthyology
In the present study we record several instances of reef fish species foraging on epibionts of sea turtles (cleaning symbiosis) at the oceanic islands of Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and near a shipwreck, both off the coast of Pernambuco State ...
Cristina Sazima, Alice Grossman, Ivan Sazima   +2 more
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Hematological profile of Chelonia mydas (Testudines, Cheloniidae) according to the severity of fibropapillomatosis or its absence Perfil hematológico de Chelonia mydas (Testudines, Cheloniidae) de acordo com o grau de acometimento pela fibropapilomatose e sua ausência

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2009
The green turtle Chelonia mydas feeds and nests in the Brazilian coastal area and is considered an endangered species by the World Conservation Union (IUCN 2009) and threatened by the Red List of Brazilian Fauna (Ministério do Meio Ambiente 2009 ...
Silmara Rossi, Ticiana Zwarg, Thaís C. Sanches, Marina de O. Cesar, Max R. Werneck, Eliana R. Matushima   +5 more
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Heart rate and its relationship with activity in free-ranging Cheloniidae sea turtles [PDF]

, 2019
Abstract The primary oxygen stores in Cheloniidae sea turtles are in the lungs. Therefore, management of blood oxygen transportation to peripheral tissues by cardiovascular adjustments while diving is crucial to maximize benefits from dives.
Okuyama, Junichi, Shiozawa, Maika, Shiode, Daisuke   +2 more
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Niveles sanguíneos de biomarcadores de daño genético en eritrocitos de Lepidochelys olivacea (Cheloniidae) en Colombia.

Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2017
Esta investigación se realizó en el municipio de Bahía Solano, Colombia y tuvo como objetivos: 1) detectar la circulación de eritrocitos con lesiones nucleares en 55 hembras adultas de tortuga golfina (Lepidochelys olivacea), empleando la inmunotinción ...
Victor Hugo Quiroz Herrera, Jaime Palacio Baena   +1 more
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Banded butterflyfish Chaetodon striatus (Chaetodontidae) cleaning the green turtle, Chelonia mydas (Cheloniidae)

Marine Biodiversity Records, 2010
This paper reports on four banded butterflyfish Chaetodon striatus cleaning a juvenile green turtle Chelonia mydas in a rocky shore located at Baia de Todos os Santos, Bahia State, north-east Brazil.
R. Maia-Nogueira, D.V. Medeiros, A. Jardim, J.A.C.C. Nunes, C.L.S. Sampaio   +4 more
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First Assessment of Micro-Litter Ingested by Dolphins, Sea Turtles and Monk Seals Found Stranded along the Coasts of Samos Island, Greece. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
Pietroluongo G, Quintana Martín-Montalvo B, Antichi S, Miliou A, Costa V.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The first neuroanatomical study of a marine pleurodire (the large Paleocene bothremydid Azzabaremys moragjonesi) reveals convergences with other clades of pelagic turtles [PDF]

Fossil Record
Azzabaremys moragjonesi, from the Paleocene of Mali, is a member of Nigeremydini. This is a clade of bothremydid pleurodiran turtles that includes large putatively marine forms which inhabited the African Trans-Saharian Seaway from the Maastrichtian to ...
Marcos Martín-Jiménez, Adán Pérez-García   +1 more
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Osteological and vascular morphology and electrolyte homeostasis of sea turtles. [PDF]

J Vet Med Sci, 2022
Yoshida M, Motokawa M, Endo H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Turtle cleaners: reef fishes foraging on epibionts of sea turtles in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic, with a summary of this association type

Neotropical Ichthyology, 2010
In the present study we record several instances of reef fish species foraging on epibionts of sea turtles (cleaning symbiosis) at the oceanic islands of Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and near a shipwreck, both off the coast of Pernambuco State ...
Cristina Sazima, Alice Grossman, Ivan Sazima   +2 more
doaj