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 …

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 …

Genetic structuring of immature loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea reflects water circulation patterns

C Carreras, S Pont, F Maffucci, M Pascual, A Barcelo… - Marine Biology, 2006 - Springer
The analysis of mitochondrial DNA in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from eight
foraging grounds in the Mediterranean and the adjoining Atlantic revealed deep genetic …

Large-scale movements in the oceanic environment identify important foraging areas for loggerheads in central Mediterranean Sea

P Luschi, R Mencacci, G Cerritelli, L Papetti… - Marine Biology, 2018 - Springer
Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are known to display a wide range of movement
patterns during the different stages of their life cycle, but empirical information to document …

Spatio-temporal distribution and migration of adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea: further evidence of the importance of …

P Casale, D Freggi, A Cina, M Rocco - Marine Biology, 2013 - Springer
Ten adult male loggerhead sea turtles, captured by trawlers or dip nets, were satellite-
tracked from a neritic foraging ground in the Mediterranean in order to investigate adult …

Genetic composition, origin and conservation of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) frequenting the French Mediterranean coasts

A Loisier, MP Savelli, V Arnal, F Claro, D Gambaiani… - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Natal origin of loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta, in the neritic habitat off the Italian coasts, Central Mediterranean

F Maffucci, W Kooistra, F Bentivegna - Biological conservation, 2006 - Elsevier
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 …

Living Together but Remaining Apart: Atlantic and Mediterranean Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Shared Feeding Grounds

C Carreras, M Pascual, L Cardona, A Marco… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from Atlantic nesting populations migrate
into the western Mediterranean, where they share feeding grounds with turtles originating in …

Movement patterns of large juvenile loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: Ontogenetic space use in a small ocean basin

M Chimienti, MF Blasi, S Hochscheid - Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanisms that determine how, where, and when ontogenetic habitat shifts occur are
mostly unknown in wild populations. Differences in size and environmental characteristics of …

Feeding ecology of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta in the western Mediterranean

J Tomas, FJ Aznar, JA Raga - Journal of Zoology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
We studied the feeding ecology of juvenile loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the western
Mediterranean based on the contents of the digestive tract of 54 turtles (range of CCL: 34 …