Twelve loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings (Caretta caretta) were removed from a nest site (A)
at the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (US Fish and Wildlife Service), Virginia Beach, VA …

There are no techniques presently available for aging individuals of any sea turtle species in
the wild (Bustard, 1979; Marquez, 1972). Estimates of the age at maturity of loggerhead sea …

CSTC, 1990). Yet in captivity, young seaturtles grow rapidly, often more than doubling their
hatchling carapace lengths in less than a year (Caldwell, 1962; Swingle et al., 1993; Witham …

Growth of female snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in Algonquin Provincial Park,
Ontario, Canada, was documented both from recapture records of marked individuals and …

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the Loggerhead Sea Turtle
(Caretta caretta) as an endangered species. Therefore, its protection and recovery requires …

Eggs of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas; loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta; and leatherback
turtle, Dermochelys coriacea were gathered from Hutchinson Island, Florida, USA, during …

Growth of the captive-reared green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, fits a logistic by weight
growth equation reaching an asymptotic weight at approximately 12.5 years with an average …

Measuring growth rates of sea turtles under natural conditions has received increased
attention since it became clear that growth rates of wild turtles are much slower than those of …

Measuring growth rates of sea turtles under natural conditions has received increased
attention since it became clear that growth rates of wild turtles are much slower than those of …

The Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network, coordinated by the National Marine
Fisheries Service through a network of state coordinators, archives data on sea turtles that …