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Biotemas, 2011 A tartaruga-de-couro (Dermochelys coriacea) está seriamente ameaçada pela captura acidental na pesca artesanal e oceânica. No Brasil, o único sítio reprodutivo se localiza no litoral norte do Estado do Espírito Santo, embora desovas ocasionais já tenham
Luis Felipe Silva Pereira Mayorga
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Nesting of Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines, Dermochelyidae) in the city of Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil [PDF]
Biotemas, 2012 Worldwide, the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is seriously threatened with extinction, especially due to accidental catches by amateur and professional fisherman.
Luis Felipe Silva Pereira Mayorga +2 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 1999 La anidación de la tortuga baula fue estudiada en playa Gandoca, una importante playa de anidación de tortugas marinas localizada al sureste de la costa Caribeña de Costa Rica, dentro de los límites del Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca ...
Didiher Chacón Chaverri
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010 La emergencia de las crías de tortuga laúd eclosionadas en los nidos profundos desde la arena hasta la superficie de la playa ocurre sin ayuda parental y es el primer gran desafío de supervivencia en su ciclo de vida.
Juan Patiño-Martinez +3 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2015 Nest site selection for individual leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, is a matter of dispute. Some authors suggest that a female will tend to randomly scatter her nests to optimize clutch survival at a highly dynamic beach, while others ...
Noga Neeman +3 more
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Some aspects of evolution in Dermochelyidae (Reptilia, Testudines) [PDF]
Geological Magazine, 1993 [FR] La syst?matique, l'?volution et la perent? chez les Dermochelyidae genus Psephophorus H.v.Meyer 1847 posent un probl?me encore non r?solu. La morphologie des hum?rus offre des crit?res utiles ? l'?claircissement de cette question. La comparaison de la morphologie des hum?rus des esp?ces Psephophorus palaearctiques permet de d?duire des conclusions
DELFINO, MASSIMO +7 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010 Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nest on dynamic, erosion-prone beaches. Erosive processes and resulting nest loss have long been presumed to be a hindrance to clutch survival.
Matthew J Spanier
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Exploring gaps, biases, and research priorities in the evidence for reptile conservation actions. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract With over 21% of reptile species threatened with extinction, there is an urgent need to ensure conservation actions to protect and restore populations are informed by relevant, reliable evidence. We examined the geographic and taxonomic distribution of 707 studies that tested the effects of actions to conserve reptiles synthesized in ...
Speight O +9 more
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A pan-cheloniid turtle from the Middle Miocene of Portugal. [PDF]
Anat 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.
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The fossil vertebrate primary type specimens in the collection of the University of Otago Department of Geology. [PDF]
J R Soc N ZABSTRACT The 47 vertebrate type specimens held in the University of Otago Geology Department are catalogued in detail. A short history of the collection is followed by lists of the type specimens under the Classes Actinopterygii, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia. A fish trace‐fossil is included at the end of the Actinopterygii.
Robinson JH +4 more
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