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Use of a scent-detection dog for sea turtle nest monitoring of three sea turtle species in Florida.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Sea turtles are threatened with extinction around the world and rely on sandy beaches for laying their eggs. To protect eggs and locate them for calculation of reproductive success, beach surveyors must find the exact placement of each clutch.
Rebekah J Lindborg +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 Sea turtles inhabiting coastal environments routinely encounter anthropogenic hazards, including fisheries, vessel traffic, pollution, dredging, and drilling. To support mitigation of potential threats, it is important to understand fine-scale sea turtle
Kara L. Dodge +3 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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Maternal health status correlates with nest success of leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) from Florida. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Of the seven sea turtle species, the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) exhibits the lowest and most variable nest success (i.e., hatching success and emergence success) for reasons that remain largely unknown.
Justin R Perrault +6 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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Quantifying Illegal Extraction of Sea Turtles in Costa Rica
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021 Estimates of illegal wildlife trade vary significantly and are often based on incomplete datasets, inferences from CITES permits or customs seizures.
Helen Pheasey +8 more
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Abundance, distribution, and habitat of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) off California, 1990−2003 [PDF]
, 2007 Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are regularly seen off the U.S. West Coast, where they forage on jellyfish (Scyphomedusae) during summer and fall. Aerial line-transect surveys were conducted in neritic waters (
Benson, Scott R. +4 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara +4 more
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An ancestral hard-shelled sea turtle with a mosaic of soft skin and scutes
Scientific Reports, 2022 The transition from terrestrial to marine environments by secondarily aquatic tetrapods necessitates a suite of adaptive changes associated with life in the sea, e.g., the scaleless skin in adult individuals of the extant leatherback turtle.
Randolph Glenn De La Garza +10 more
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Marine debris ingestion by sea turtles (Testudines) on the Brazilian coast: an underestimated threat? [PDF]
, 2015 Assessment of marine debris ingestion by sea turtles is important, especially to ensure their survival. From January to December 2011, 23 specimens of five species of sea turtleswere found dead or dying after being rehabilitated ...
Barbosa, Bruno Corrêa +6 more
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