Distribution patterns and foraging ground productivity determine clutch size in Mediterranean loggerhead turtles

L Cardona, M Clusa, E Eder, A Demetropoulos… - Marine Ecology …, 2014 - int-res.com
Loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta use a wide variety of foraging strategies, and some
populations forage in sub-optimal habitats. Different foraging strategies may not be …

Differences in size and reproductive output of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta nesting in the eastern Mediterranean Sea are linked to foraging site

SH Patel, A Panagopoulou, SJ Morreale… - Marine Ecology …, 2015 - int-res.com
Foraging success affects reproductive output in sea turtles, and is therefore an important
factor to measure in order to understand population dynamics. During 2010 and 2011, we …

Living between widely separated areas: long-term monitoring of Mediterranean loggerhead turtles sheds light on cryptic aspects of females spatial ecology

T Mingozzi, R Mencacci, G Cerritelli, D Giunchi… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the last decades, satellite tracking techniques have substantially advanced our
understanding of sea turtle spatial behaviour, especially for the post-nesting migrations of …

[PDF][PDF] Nesting activity and reproductive output of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, over 19 seasons (1984–2002) at Laganas Bay, Zakynthos, Greece: the …

D Margaritoulis - Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 2005 - researchgate.net
Nesting data for the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) are presented over a 19-year
period (1984-2002) from Laganas Bay, Zakynthos Island, Greece. The nesting habitat is …

Variation in reproductive output of marine turtles

AC Broderick, F Glen, BJ Godley, GC Hays - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2003 - Elsevier
Most marine turtle species are non-annual breeders and show variation in both the number
of eggs laid per clutch and the number of clutches laid in a season. Large levels of inter …

Conservation hotspots: implications of intense spatial area use by breeding male and female loggerheads at the Mediterranean's largest rookery

G Schofield, MKS Lilley, CM Bishop, P Brown… - Endangered Species …, 2009 - int-res.com
The implementation of appropriate protection measures for endangered species in protected
areas requires knowledge of their fine-scale habitat use. In May and June of 2006 and 2007 …

Connectivity and stock composition of loggerhead turtles foraging on the North African continental shelf (Central Mediterranean): implications for conservation and …

S Karaa, F Maffucci, I Jribi, MA Bologna… - Marine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, is a highly migratory species with a complex life cycle
that involves a series of ontogenetic habitat shifts and migrations. Understanding the links …

Fine-scale distribution of juvenile Atlantic and Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea

M Clusa, C Carreras, M Pascual, SJ Gaughran… - Marine biology, 2014 - Springer
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 …

[PDF][PDF] An estimation of the overall nesting activity of the loggerhead turtle in Greece

D Margaritoulis - … of the 18th International Sea Turtle …, 2000 - library.oarcloud.noaa.gov
Genetic studies have shown that loggerhead turtles Caretta carettaoriginating, most
probably, from Florida colonized the Mediterranean Sea about 12, 000 years ago (Bowen et …

Variation in spatial distribution of juvenile loggerhead turtles in the eastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean Sea

C Monzón-Argüello, C Rico, C Carreras… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …