Marine turtles are only minimally sexually size dimorphic, a pattern that is distinct from most nonmarine aquatic turtles [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Turtles have been prominent subjects of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) analyses due to their compact taxonomy, mating systems, and habitat diversity. In prior studies, marine turtles were grouped with fully aquatic non‐marine turtles (NMATs).
Christine Figgener +2 more
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Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of Salmonella enterica isolates from three species of wild marine turtles in Grenada, West Indies [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2021 Background and Aim: Salmonella enterica causes enteric disease in mammals and may potentially be transmitted from marine turtles that shed the pathogen in the environment.
Jonnel J. Edwards +11 more
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Phenology of nesting marine turtles in the Cayman Islands. [PDF]
PLoS ONEClimate-driven shifts in the phenology of species are altering ecosystems worldwide and have been documented in many species, including marine turtles.
Liliana P Colman +9 more
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Novel Bio-Logging Tool for Studying Fine-Scale Behaviors of Marine Turtles in Response to Sound
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 Increases in the spatial scale and intensity of activities that produce marine anthropogenic sound highlight the importance of understanding the impacts and effects of sound on threatened species such as marine turtles.
Reny B. Tyson +7 more
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Plastic ingestion by freshwater turtles: a review and call to action
Scientific Reports, 2021 Plastic pollution, and especially plastic ingestion by animals, is a serious global issue. This problem is well documented in marine systems, but it is relatively understudied in freshwater systems.
Adam G. Clause +2 more
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Status of marine turtle rehabilitation in Queensland [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Rehabilitation of marine turtles in Queensland has multifaceted objectives. It treats individual animals, serves to educate the public, and contributes to conservation.
Jaylene Flint +3 more
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Seasonal Variation in Sea Turtle Density and Abundance in the Southeast Florida Current and Surrounding Waters. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Assessment and management of sea turtle populations is often limited by a lack of available data pertaining to at-sea distributions at appropriate spatial and temporal resolutions.
Caitlin M Bovery, Jeanette Wyneken
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An assessment of marine turtle population status and conservation in Cambodia
Oryx, 2023 Cambodian waters historically supported significant nesting populations of marine turtles up to the early 20th century. However, although fishing and coastal development have intensified, marine turtle conservation has received little recent attention ...
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Bacterial Infections in Sea Turtles
Veterinary Sciences, 2023 Sea turtles are important for the maintenance of marine and beach ecosystems, but they are seriously endangered due to factors mainly related to human activities and climate change such as pollution, temperature increase, and predation.
Valentina Virginia Ebani
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The role of turtles as coral reef macroherbivores. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Herbivory is widely accepted as a vital function on coral reefs. To date, the majority of studies examining herbivory in coral reef environments have focused on the roles of fishes and/or urchins, with relatively few studies considering the potential ...
Christopher H R Goatley +2 more
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