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Baseline Skin Microbiota of the Leatherback Sea Turtle [PDF]

Microorganisms
The integumentary system of the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the most visible and defining difference of the species, with its smooth and waxy carapace and finely scaled skin, distinguishing it from the other six sea turtle species ...
Samantha G. Kuschke, Jeanette Wyneken, Debra Miller   +2 more
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They're Out There, You Know: Sea Turtle Sightings and Strandings in Canadian Pacific Waters [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Pacific sea turtle populations primarily inhabit subtropical and tropical waters, making sightings at the edge of their range in colder high‐latitude regions of the Canadian Pacific particularly uncommon and even rare. This paper presents a comprehensive
Lisa Spaven, Amy Migneault, Karina Dracott, Caitlin Birdsall, Tessa Danelesko, Stephen Raverty, Martin Haulena, John K. B. Ford   +7 more
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Environmental and Nesting Variables Associated with Atlantic Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Embryonic and Hatching Success Rates in Grenada, West Indies [PDF]

Animals, 2023
Annual monitoring of leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting grounds in Grenada, West Indies has identified relatively low hatch rates compared to worldwide trends.
Kate E. Charles, Clare E. Morrall, Jonnel J. Edwards, Kenrith D. Carter, Josephine A. Afema, Brian P. Butler, David P. Marancik   +6 more
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Responses of three nesting sea turtle species to hard-armoring structures [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
In the face of modern challenges, analyzing sea turtle nesting trends is critical to better understand impacts to these vulnerable species. The introduction of hard-armoring structures (e.g., seawalls, rock revetments) on sea turtle nesting beaches poses
Sarah E. Hirsch, Madison Toonder, Madison Toonder, Jennifer D. Reilly, Shelby R. Hoover, Justin R. Perrault   +5 more
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Leatherback sea turtle shell: A tough and flexible biological design [PDF]

Acta Biomaterialia, 2015
The leatherback sea turtle is unique among chelonians for having a soft skin which covers its osteoderms. The osteoderm is composed of bony plates that are interconnected with collagen fibers in a structure called suture. The soft dermis and suture geometry enable a significant amount of flexing of the junction between adjacent osteoderms.
Wen Yang, Marc A Meyers
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Advancing Genetic Stock Identification of Leatherback Turtles From Foraging Grounds in the Southwest Atlantic: Insights From Nuclear DNA (nDNA) Analysis. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Genetic Stock Identification (GSI) of 78 stranded or incidentally caught leatherbacks from feeding grounds off the coasts of Argentina and Uruguay was genotyped with 15 microsatellite markers. Assignment analysis results indicated that 92% of leatherbacks in this region originated from Ghana and Gabon, with smaller contributions from the Northwest ...
Prosdocimi L, Roden SE, Velez-Rubio GM, Fallabrino A, López-Mendilaharsu M, LaCasella EL, Dutton PH.   +6 more
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Nesting population trend of the leatherback sea turtle in Bocas del Toro province and Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama for the period 2002–2022

Global Ecology and Conservation
Sea turtle biologists have made sustained efforts to understand the global status of leatherback sea turtle populations. However, despite progress in assessments, demographics, and ecology, key uncertainties persist in tracking leatherback population ...
Sonia Gutiérrez Parejo, Susan E. Piacenza, Raúl García, Cristina Ordóñez, Roldán A. Valverde   +4 more
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A systematic review protocol for quantifying bycatch of critically endangered leatherback sea turtles within the Pacific Ocean basin [PDF]

Environmental Evidence
Background The Pacific Ocean supports two leatherback sea turtle populations, each of which is Critically Endangered primarily as a result of ongoing incidental bycatch within small-scale and industrial fisheries.
Anna A. Ortega, Nicola J. Mitchell, Nina Marn, George L. Shillinger   +3 more
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Disentanglement network data to characterize leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea bycatch in fixed-gear fisheries

Endangered Species Research, 2022
To characterize sea turtle bycatch in fixed-gear fisheries in Massachusetts, USA, we analyzed a 15 yr dataset of entanglement reports and detailed documentation from disentanglement operations. Almost all (272) of the 280 confirmed entanglements involved
KL Dodge, S Landry, B Lynch, CJ Innis, K Sampson, D Sandilands, B Sharp   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Reassessing leatherback turtle lineages and unveiling the first evidence of nuclear mitochondrial DNA in sea turtles. [PDF]

Sci Rep
A recent study proposed a new genetic lineage of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) based on genetic analysis, environmental history, and local ecological knowledge (LEK), suggesting the existence of two possible species or subspecies on the beaches of Oaxaca, diverging ~ 13.5 Mya.
Colombo WD, de Freitas Justino J, Barcelos AC, Vilaça ST, Pavanelli L, Vargas SM.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources