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Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Testudines, Cheloniidae), as a new host of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) and associated lesiond to spirorchiid eggs

open access: yesHelminthologia, 2017
The present note describes the occurrence of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in an adult loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758), found on the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pathological changes due to
Werneck M. R.   +3 more
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Vulnerability of marine megafauna to global at‐sea anthropogenic threats

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened ...
Michelle VanCompernolle   +309 more
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Eretmochelys imbricata

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Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1758) Fig. 5 B Observed. One dead specimen, Az Zakhnuniyyah Island, 30 August 2024. Three turtles were observed swimming around Al-Juraid Island, 28 May 2025. Remarks. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle was previously observed around Al Jurayd Island (Aloufi et al. 2023). Gasperetti et al.
Aloufi, Abdulhadi   +3 more
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Análises qualitativas de metais em casca de ovos de Eretmochelys imbricata Linnaeus (1766) (Testudines, Cheloniidae)

open access: yes, 2016
O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a presença de metais em cascas de ovos de Eretmochelys. imbricata coletados de dois ninhos depositados na praia de Maracaípe, Município do Ipojuca, Pernambuco - Brasil, utilizando uma metodologia qualitativa não ...
Cosme CASTRO JUNIOR   +3 more
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Green Sea Turtle Recruitment in the Eastern North Pacific: Patterns Identified Using Geochemical Signatures in Bones

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
We present vital life‐history and demographic data including the oceanic stage duration, timing of ontogenetic habitat shifts, and multi‐year foraging patterns of eastern North Pacific green sea turtles found in Southern California. The findings were obtained by analyzing sea turtle bones (age and growth via skeletochronology; and habitat and diet via ...
Calandra N. Turner Tomaszewicz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conservación y recuperación de la tortuga Carey (eretmochelys imbricata) del pacífico oriental, en el caso de El Salvador. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Las tortugas carey (Eretmochelys imbricata) fueron en una época muy abundantes en el Pacífico Oriental (PO) pero en la actualidad es una de las poblaciones de tortugas marinas más amenazadas a nivel mundial.
Segovia, Johanna V.   +3 more
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Insights into the successful breeding of Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) from a long-term captive breeding program

open access: yes, 2020
Sea turtle populations are declining and evidence-based methods for supporting their populations are required. Captive breeding and release programs can be effective, offering the opportunity to supplement nature populations; however, sea turtles require
Maggeni, Ruth   +3 more
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Use of a towed camera system to investigate benthic habitat use by inter-nesting female hawksbill sea turtles

open access: yesEndangered Species Research, 2014
The types of marine benthic habitats utilised by hawksbill sea turtles Eretmochelys imbricata nesting at Needham’s Point, Barbados, were investigated using an underwater drop camera. Habitats used preferentially (i.e.
J Walcott   +3 more
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Somatic Growth Rates of Juvenile Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Fijian Archipelago

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
We measured somatic growth rates of 215 juvenile green turtles across three foraging sites in the Fijian Archipelago from 2015 to 2022, finding a mean growth rate of 1.6 ± 0.1 cm year−1 that declined non‐monotonically with size and varied spatially between sites.
Garrett E. Lemons   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survey and ecology of nematofauna in stranded sea turtles on the northeastern coast of Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
The present study aimed to investigate the nematode parasite fauna in 66 stranded sea turtles on the northeastern coast of Brazil between 2010 and 2019.
ANDRÉ M. ALVES   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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