Threats and Vulnerabilities for the Globally Distributed Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) Sea Turtle: A Historical and Current Status Evaluation [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) is the most abundant of all seven sea turtles, found across the tropical regions of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans in over 80 different countries all around the globe.
Lenin Cáceres-Farias +4 more
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Higher Temperatures Shorten Inter-Nesting Periods in Olive Ridley Turtles
Journal of Thermal BiologyClimate change is impacting sea turtles worldwide with the effects varying between species and populations. For example, rising temperatures have variable effects on the duration of the inter-nesting period (IP)-the time between two consecutive nests ...
Nathan J. Robinson +2 more
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Genetic Evidence for Indo-Western Pacific Olive Ridley Sea Turtles in Mexican Waters
Diversity, 2023 The olive ridley sea turtle is predominantly an epipelagic species with no apparent migration corridors. Research in feeding areas in other sea turtle species has identified aggregations of individuals from diverse backgrounds; however, no specific ...
Alejandra García-Gasca +2 more
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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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Genomic insights into marine environment adaptation and conservation of the threatened olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea). [PDF]
iScienceSummary Sea turtles are marine flagship species and most of them are currently in a threatened state. Long-term surviving in the ocean has driven significant morphological and physiological changes for this group, which makes them an ideal model for ...
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Prevalence of <i>Fusarium</i> sp. in juvenile olive ridley sea turtles (<i>Lepidochelys olivacea</i>) kept at the <i>Centro de Conservación Marina</i>, Taxisco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala. [PDF]
Open Vet JBackground: 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. Aim: This study aimed to determine the
Figueroa LS, Escobar J, Yllescas M.
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Study of trace elements in stranded green turtles (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), and olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea. [PDF]
J Vet Med Sci, 2023 The purpose of this study was to survey and compare the amounts of elements in the serum of stranded sea turtles from the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea.
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Blood biochemistry of olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles foraging in northern Sinaloa, Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Blood parameters provide an excellent tool to evaluate the health status of wildlife. However, there are few studies about health parameters of sea turtles in Mexico.
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Spirorchiidiasis in Stranded Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) Along the Northern and Central-Northern Chilean Coast [PDF]
AnimalsThe olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is the second smallest and most abundant of the seven sea turtle species worldwide, currently distributed across approximately 80 countries. However, due to various anthropogenic and environmental pressures,
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Large‐scale connectivity, cryptic population structure, and relatedness in Eastern Pacific Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Endangered species are grouped into genetically discrete populations to direct conservation efforts. Mitochondrial control region (mtCR) haplotypes are used to elucidate deep divergences between populations, as compared to nuclear microsatellites that ...
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