Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are critically endangered, primarily threatened
by the overharvesting of eggs, fisheries entanglement, and coastal development. The Pacific …

Blood biochemical and hematology analyses are helpful indicators of the physiologic health
of animals, particularly when making conservation and management decisions for …

Blood samples were obtained from the dorsal cervical sinus of free-ranging hawksbill sea
turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) collected at Glover's Reef Marine Reserve, 42 km east of the …

The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) is an endangered marine reptile for whom assessing
population health requires knowledge of demographic parameters such as individual growth …

Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are hypothesized to be capital breeders,
whereby they forage little to none during the nesting season. The capital breeding …

Health status of a total of 57 loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta; 42 migratory and 15
residential turtles) was analyzed using body condition and hematologic parameters. A …

Incubation temperatures, in addition to an embryo's genetic makeup, play crucial roles in
development and alter a variety of characteristics in sea turtle embryos. Atmospheric …

Abstract Africa's Gulf of Guinea, a major nesting ground for the critically endangered
Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), is experiencing rapid economic …

Standard biochemical parameters were determined in wild juvenile loggerhead sea turtles
Caretta caretta living offshore Madeira Island, northeast Atlantic. We analyzed the influence …

In recent years, the use of blood chemistry as a diagnostic tool for sea turtles has been
demonstrated, but much of its effectiveness relies on reference intervals. The first …