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Entangled Hawksbill Turtle Saved by Fisherfolk of Muloor, Karnataka [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
On October 3rd 2015 the fisherfolk of Muloor, Udupi District of Karnataka, India, found a hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) entangled in a ghost gillnet and struggling to swim at a depth of 6m around 3km from the shore of Kaup Beach (13º13’25.14 ...
Sulochanan, Bindu   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Biomarkers of foraging and reproduction in captive adult female hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata). [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Physiol
Abstract Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). To implement best conservation practices for this species, its biology should be well understood. Attempting to characterize the foraging physiology of free-ranging hawksbill sea
Kent JB   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

First report of Pyelosomum cochlearLooss 1899 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) in a Hawksbill Turtle – Eretmochelys imbricata L. found in Brazilian Coast

open access: yesHelminthologia, 2019
Pyelosomum cochlearLooss 1899 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) is a parasite exclusive to sea turtles, having been described in the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Egypt, the USA, Panama, Costa Rica and Brazil as well as the olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys ...
Werneck M. R.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

First record of the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, Reptilia: Testudines: Cheloniidae) from South Korea

open access: yesJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of Important Sea Turtle Areas (ITAs) for hawksbill turtles in the Arabian Region

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2014
AbstractWe present the first data on hawksbill turtle post-nesting migrations and behaviour in the Arabian region. Tracks from 90 post-nesting turtles (65 in the Gulf and 25 from Oman) revealed that hawksbills in the Arabian region may nest up to 6 times in a season with an average of 3 nests per turtle.
Pilcher, Nicolas J.   +21 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Checklist of sea turtles endohelminth in Neotropical region

open access: yesHelminthologia, 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.
doaj   +1 more source

Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for determining FSH plasma concentrations in green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), using recombinant gonadotropins

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is involved in the regulation of essential reproductive processes such as gametogenesis and follicular growth. There are presently no immunoassays for measuring FSH in turtles.
Osher Soffer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Habitat fidelity in hawksbill sea turtles

open access: yesEcology
Abstract Climate change is altering habitat suitability and driving shifts in species distributions. To understand potential responses by mobile animals, it is essential to assess levels of plasticity in habitat use, ranging from transience to long‐term fidelity.
Andrew S. Maurer   +15 more
openaire   +2 more sources

First record of hybridization between green Chelonia mydas and hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata sea turtles in the Southeast Pacific [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2016
Hybridization among sea turtle species has been widely reported in the Atlantic Ocean, but their detection in the Pacific Ocean is limited to just two individual hybrid turtles, in the northern hemisphere.
Shaleyla Kelez   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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