Nesting Ecology of Lepidochelys olivacea in Lobito, Angola [PDF]
Methods and Protocols, 2023 The scarcity on the Atlantic coast of the African sea turtle population and its dynamics data is well known. This article discusses the nesting ecology methods and analysis of a nascent Angolan project aimed at preserving the nesting female population of
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Distribution and Feeding Behavior of Omorgus suberosus (Coleoptera: Trogidae) in Lepidochelys olivacea Turtle Nests. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Omorgus suberosus (Fabricius, 1775) has been identified as a potential predator of the eggs of the turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) on one of the main turtle nesting beaches in the world, La Escobilla in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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First report of Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in an olive-ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) from Brazil [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2023 This article reports the first occurrence of Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in the olive-ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Testudines: Chelonidae), in an individual found in the State of Sergipe, Brazil ...
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INTERNAL ANATOMY OF THE OLIVE TURTLE (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Environmental Smoke, 2021 In this article, the internal organs of an olive sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) were described. The autopsy was based on a methodological guide of “Virchow”.
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Unusual Patterns of Lateral Scutes in Two Olive Ridley Turtles and Their Genetic Assignment to the Thai Andaman Sea Populations of Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz, 1829 [PDF]
BiologyTwo stranded Lepidochelys-like sea turtles were rescued from the Thai Andaman Sea coastline by veterinarians of the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC), one in May of 2019 and another in July of 2021. They were first identified as olive ridley turtles
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Diversity of Epibionts Associated with Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz 1829) Sea Turtles Nesting in the Mexican South Pacific [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The present study contributes to the knowledge of epibionts recorded on sea turtles that nested on a beach in the South Pacific of Mexico. A total of 125 Lepidochelys olivacea turtles nested on Llano Real beach, Guerrero, Mexico, were examined.
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Plesiochorus cymbiformis (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) in Olive Ridley Sea turtles Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Testudines: Chelonidae) from the Brazilian coast: New geographic occurrence and associated injuries [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2021 The present study reports the first occurrence of Plesiochorus cymbiformis (Digenea: Gorgoderidae), in two Olive Ridley Sea turtles Lepidochelys olivacea (Testudines: Chelonidae), from the states of São Paulo and Sergipe in Brazilian coast.
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Prevalence of Fusarium sp. in juvenile olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) kept at the Centro de Conservación Marina, Taxisco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala [PDF]
Open Veterinary JournalBackground: The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is experiencing population declines due to both anthropogenic impacts and emerging biological threats, including fungal pathogens such as Fusarium spp.
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Rediscovering nesting activities of Lepidochelys olivacea along the Dakshina Kannada Coast Karnataka West Coast of India [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study documents the first recorded nesting of Lepidochelys olivacea along the Dakshina Kannada coast in 18 years, marking a significant milestone in regional sea turtle conservation. Between December 2023 to March 2024, 21 nests were recorded across
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NECROPSY OF AN OLIVE TURTLE: Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)
Environmental Smoke, 2020 The necropsy is an action composed of several stages carefully organized and performed on a corpse, aiming to elucidate or confirm what happened to the animal, so that it would die.
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