Shallow (neritic) waters close to the Italian coasts (Central Mediterranean Sea) are
frequently visited by foraging loggerhead turtles, but the nesting populations which rely on …

Loggerhead turtles nesting in the Mediterranean Sea exhibit remarkable genetic structuring.
This paper tests the hypothesis that young loggerhead turtles from different rookeries do not …

Nesting events of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are on the rise in the Western
Mediterranean Sea, far from their usual nesting areas in the Mediterranean and Atlantic …

The wide north African continental shelf in the central Mediterranean is known to be one of
the few important areas in the basin for loggerhead turtles in the neritic stage. In order to …

Abstract The eastern Mediterranean Sea is frequently visited by nesting and foraging
loggerhead turtles and is also a nursery zone although the origin of these foraging animals …

Identifying highly frequented areas is a priority for sea turtle conservation, and the
distribution of young individuals in open waters represents a major knowledge gap due to …

In migratory species female‐and male‐mediated gene flow are important for defining
relevant Management Units, and for evaluating connectivity between these and their …

Genetic diversity of loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta, nesting on the Kuriat Islands, the
most important Tunisian nesting beach (central Mediterranean), was investigated using both …

Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) originating from the Western Atlantic carry out one
of the largest marine migrations, reaching the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It has …

This study aims to characterise the genetic structure and composition of 245 individuals of
loggerhead sea turtles collected from stranding and bycatch events along the French …