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Cayman Islands Sea Turtle Nesting Population Increases Over 22 Years of Monitoring

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Given differing trajectories of sea turtle populations worldwide, there is a need to assess and report long-term population trends and determine which conservation strategies are effective.
Janice M. Blumenthal, Jane L. Hardwick, Timothy J. Austin, Annette C. Broderick, Paul Chin, Lucy Collyer, Gina Ebanks-Petrie, Leah Grant, Lorri D. Lamb, Jeremy Olynik, Lucy C. M. Omeyer, Alejandro Prat-Varela, Brendan J. Godley   +12 more
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Benefits and biases of VHF and GPS telemetry: A case study of American alligator spatial ecology

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2016
American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) historically occupied freshwater habitats such as isolated wetlands, lakes, rivers, bottomland swamps, and floodplains in coastal and inland sites.
Gregory M. Skupien, Kimberly M. Andrews, Terry M. Norton   +2 more
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Effectiveness of Sea Turtle Conservation Management at the Turtle Conservation and Education Center of Serangan, Denpasar Bali

Journal of Marine and Coastal Science, 2021
Turtles are one of the reptile animals that can migrate long distances along the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia. The purpose of turtle migration is to mate, find spawning locations and to find food.
Taurus Zeno Adi Eti Harnino, I Nyoman Yoga Parawangsa, Luthfiana Aprilianita Sari, Sulastri Arsad   +3 more
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Ancient DNA Analysis and Stable Isotope Ecology of Sea Turtles (Cheloniidae) from the Gold Rush-era (1850s) Eastern Pacific Ocean

Open Quaternary, 2018
Historical and archaeological evidence documents the importation of sea turtles from the eastern Pacific Ocean (Baja California) to California during the Gold Rush (1848–1855) and through the end of 19th century, but it is unknown whether these 19th ...
Cyler Conrad, Laura Pagès Barceló, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Calandra Turner Tomaszewicz, Marie Labonte, Brian M. Kemp, Emily Lena Jones, Michael Stoyka, Kale Bruner, Allen Pastron   +9 more
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The Role of Geomagnetic Cues in Green Turtle Open Sea Navigation

PLoS ONE, 2011
Laboratory and field experiments have provided evidence that sea turtles use geomagnetic cues to navigate in the open sea. For instance, green turtles (Chelonia mydas) displaced 100 km away from their nesting site were impaired in returning home when carrying a strong magnet glued on the head.
Benhamou, Simon, Sudre, J., Bourjea, Jérôme, Ciccione, S., de Santis, A., Luschi, P.   +5 more
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Influence of incubation temperature on morphology and locomotion performance of Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchlings [PDF]

, 2010
The journey of Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)) hatchlings from nest to the sea is a vulnerable life-history stage. Studies have shown that nest incubation temperatures influence hatchling morphology and locomotor performance, which ...
Downie, J.R., Mickelson, L.E.
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Behavioral Effects of Ecotourism on Green Sea Turtles

, 2022
Poster created by students of The Island School semester research class of Fall ...
Haden, Blake, Jensen, Bronwyn, Tyska, Drew, Lockwood, Jake, Murphy, JJ, Clark, Riley, Avelar, Rori, Bigelow, Bill   +7 more
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Checklist of sea turtles endohelminth in Neotropical region

Helminthologia, 2016
This paper presents a list of parasites described in sea turtles from the Neotropical region. Through the review of literature the occurrence of 79 taxa of helminthes parasites were observed, mostly consisting of the Phylum Platyhelminthes with 76 ...
Werneck M. R., Da Silva R. J.
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Overview of the population genetics and connectivity of sea turtles in the East Asia Region and their conservation implications

Frontiers 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, Connie Ka Yan Ng, Takashi Ishihara, Takashi Ishihara, Tomoko Hamabata, Hideaki Nishizawa, Min Liu, Jia-hao Song, Tsung Hsien Li, Tsung Hsien Li, Tsung Hsien Li, Chia-Ling Fong, Chia-Ling Fong, Chia-Ling Fong, Dae Yeon Moon, Il Hun Kim   +15 more
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Report of Enodiotrema megachondrus (Looss, 1899) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) in a green turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae) from Brazil

Helminthologia, 2016
This paper describes the occurrence of Enodiotrema megachondrus (Looss, 1899) Looss, 1901 in a juvenile green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758) found on the coast of Brazil. This parasite has been described in Caretta caretta from Egypt, France,
Werneck M. R., Modolo Conti L., Berger B.   +2 more
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