Helminths of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica [PDF]
Parasitological examination of a stranded hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from Pacific coast of Costa Rica revealed the presence of a rich digenean fauna including Carettacola stunkardi (Spirorchiidae), Enodiotrema reductum (Plagiorchiidae ...
Santoro M. +4 more
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Evidence of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) depredation on fish caught in gillnets
Bycatch is a major global threat to marine megafauna and occurs in nearly all fishing fleets, including small-scale fisheries that use gillnets. Gillnets represent a threat to endangered air-breathing megafauna, who incidentally entangle in bottom-set ...
Yusuf C. El-Khaled +4 more
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Creation of a peptide database of corneous beta-proteins of marine turtles for the identification of tortoiseshell: archaeological combs as case study [PDF]
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
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Neoctangium travassosi (Digenea: Microscaphidiidae) in sea turtles from South America [PDF]
Sea turtles are endangered animals that present cosmopolitan distribution. Anthropic actions have been considered important causes for the reduction of sea turtle population, but natural aspects such as parasitism may also contribute to their decline ...
C.G. Silva +8 more
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Unravelling the Microbiome of Eggs of the Endangered Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Identifies Bacteria with Activity against the Emerging Pathogen Fusarium falciforme [PDF]
Menno Van Der Voort +2 more
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Combined use of mitochondrial and nuclear genetic markers further reveal immature marine turtle hybrids along the South Western Atlantic [PDF]
Marine turtle hybridization is usually sporadic and involves reports of only a few individuals; however, Brazilian populations have high hybridization rates.
Cíntia Brito +6 more
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Remote sensing has become a worldwide tool for natural resource managers as well as government agencies, industry and conservation organizations. Furthermore, it is a valuable technique in detecting and mapping different types of cosmopolitan hazards ...
Sameh B. El Kafrawy +4 more
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To conserve national biodiversity, enlisting and detailed morphological description of unrecorded species is critical. Here, we, for the first time in Korea, report and describe detailed morphological characteristics of two juvenile hawksbill turtles ...
Il-Hun Kim +6 more
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The historical monographs called “Honzou Gaku” present the first record of cold-stunning of a hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) in the Echigo region of Japan during the Edo period (1600–1868), and the barnacles attached to the ...
Ryota Hayashi
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The occurrence of Amphiorchis caborojoensis Fischthal & Acholonu 1976 and Carettacola stunkardi Martin & Bamberger 1952 in a young specimen of Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Linnaeus 1758 in Brazil was reported. Five A.
M.R. Werneck, B.M.G. Gallo, R.J. Silva
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