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Beach Nourishment: Effects on the Hatching & Emergence Success Rates of Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), Loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and Green (Chelonia mydas) Sea Turtles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Broward County, Florida is a popular tourism destination. Due to its popularity, much of the shoreline has been modified and natural habitats were replaced with infrastructure such as houses, condominiums, resorts, and restaurants.
Caderas, Jenna
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Impact of jaguar Panthera onca(Carnívora: Felidae) predation on marine turtle populations in Tortuguero, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2015
Little is known about the effects of jaguars on the population of marine turtles nesting in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. This study assessed jaguar predation impact on three species of marine turtles (Chelonia mydas, Dermochelys coriáceaand ...
Stephanny Arroyo-Arce   +1 more
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Identificación y estudio preliminar de los sitios críticos para anidación, forrajeo y descanso de las tortugas marinas en la costa centro y norte del Ecuador [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Continental Ecuador hosts four of the seven species of sea turtles worldwide, of which two are critically endangered (Eretmochelys imbricata and Dermochelys coriacea) and the other two are endangered (Chelonia mydas and Lepidochelys olivacea) (IUCN ...
Muñoz Pérez, Juan Pablo
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Overview of the population genetics and connectivity of sea turtles in the East Asia Region and their conservation implications

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
Understanding the current status and recent development of the population genetics and connectivity of sea turtles is crucial for effective conservation management of the species. Five sea turtle species, green turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead turtle (
Connie Ka Yan Ng   +15 more
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Impacto de la luz artificial sobre la anidación de la tortuga marina Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae), en playa Cipara, Venezuela

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2009
En Playa Cipara, Península de Paria, Venezuela, se evaluó el impacto de la luz artificial sobre la anidación de la tortuga cardón. Se estimó el número de anidaciones y su distribución espacial a lo largo de la playa entre los años sin y con iluminación ...
María Rondón Médicci   +2 more
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Presence of fibropapillomatosis in green turtles Chelonia mydas at Príncipe Island in the Gulf of Guinea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Fibropapillomatosis is a transmissible and life threatening disease associated with one or more herpesviruses that are afflicting sea turtles worldwide (Herbst 1994). First documented on green turtles Chelonia mydas (Quackenbush et al.
Loureiro, Nuno de Santos, Matos, Damião
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Testudines of India: A Review on Diversity, Threats and Conservation Initiatives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The present review is a collection of the available literature resources related to Testudines of India. Different aspects of diversity studies pertaining to turtles in India is presented in this review along with threats and conservation initiatives in ...
Alexander, R.   +3 more
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Marine Turtles of Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Marine turtles have very long geologic history. They were common in the Cretaceous , 130 million years ago and their fossil record extends back atleast 200 million years.
Nammalwar, P, Rajagopalan, M
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Landings of Dermochelys Coriacea Linn in Malta

open access: yes, 1983
The Leathery Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea Linn.) has not previously featured in Maltese herpetological literature. Nevertheless a considerable number of landings many of which have been reported in the local press, have been made in recent years. These landings are reviewed here.
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