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Endangered Species Research, 2023 Incidental bycatch of sea turtles from recreational fisheries is generally undocumented globally. At Gulf of Mexico fishing piers in the USA, bycatch is a source of injury and potential mortality of sea turtles.
J Reimer +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 We analyzed the internal structure of the nasal cavities of hawksbill, olive ridley and black sea turtles from computed tomography images. The nasal cavities of all three species consisted of a vestibule, nasopharyngeal duct and cavum nasi proprium that ...
Chiyo Kitayama +14 more
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Pain and Pain Management in Sea Turtle and Herpetological Medicine: State of the Art
Animals, 2022 In sea turtle rescue and rehabilitative medicine, many of the casualties suffer from occurrences that would be considered painful in other species; therefore, the use of analgesic drugs should be ethically mandatory to manage the pain and avoid its ...
Ilenia Serinelli +2 more
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Soft Law with Hidden Teeth: The Case for a FAO International Plan of Action on Sea Turtles [PDF]
, 2006 The purpose of this article is to evaluate the legal status of the FAO International Plans of Action, and assess whether a new FAO IPOA on sea turtles could achieve any significant protection for creatures experiencing “a catastrophic decline in ...
Lugten, GL
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Animals, 2022 Sea turtles are considered endangered species, largely due to anthropogenic activities. Much of the trauma in these species involves the carapace and skull, resulting in several degrees of damage to the pulmonary and nervous systems.
Delia Franchini +5 more
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Capture vulnerability of sea turtles on recreational fishing piers
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Capture vulnerability of commercial and recreational fishes has been associated with behavioral, morphological, and life‐history traits; however, relationships with non‐target species, such as sea turtles, have not been adequately studied.
Margaret M. Lamont +2 more
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Immunity in Sea Turtles: Review of a Host-Pathogen Arms Race Millions of Years in the Running
Animals, 2023 The immune system of sea turtles is not completely understood. Sea turtles (as reptiles) bridge a unique evolutionary gap, being ectothermic vertebrates like fish and amphibians and amniotes like birds and mammals.
Alana Nash, Elizabeth J. Ryan
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Marine Organisms Fouling on Ghost Nets in the Sounio Marine Protected Area (Greece)
PollutantsGhost nets are the result of fishing nets ending up at sea by fishing vessels during operations, repairs, accidental loss, and from aquaculture activities.
Nikolaos Simantiris +3 more
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Respiration in neonate sea turtles [PDF]
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 2007 The pattern and control of respiration is virtually unknown in hatchling sea turtles. Using incubator-raised turtles, we measured oxygen consumption, frequency, tidal volume, and minute volume for leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) turtle hatchlings for the first six days after pipping.
Edwin R, Price +5 more
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, 2016 Sea turtles spend much of their life in aquatic environments, but critical portions of their life cycle, such as nesting and hatching, occur in terrestrial environments, suggesting that it may be important for them to detect sounds in both air and water.
Eckert, Scott A. +4 more
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