The health status of 83 loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta; 39 foraging, 31 nesting, and
13 stranded turtles) was analyzed using physical examinations, hematology, plasma …

Sea turtles including the green turtle Chelonia mydas and the hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys
imbricata are critically endangered species, facing different factors as marine pollution …

In aquatic turtles, females select nest sites that have a high degree of solar exposure, and
exploit recently tilled agricultural fields for nesting, presumably because of increased solar …

Trace metal concentration was analyzed from the blood of 106 critically endangered Kemp's
ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii), captured off the coast of Texas and Louisiana …

Concentrations of eight elements were measured in Chelonia mydas and Lepidochelys
olivacea eggs collected along the Pacific coast of Panama. Manganese (Mn), iron (Fe) …

Trace metal and metalloid levels were measured in eggs of the NW Atlantic leatherback
turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) from nesting grounds in the Bocas del Toro province …

In an attempt to better understand the reproductive cycle of adult male loggerhead sea
turtles, several techniques were used to assess their reproductive activity, including plastron …

Anthropogenic mercury contamination of aquatic systems is a serious environmental
problem (Laws, 1993), although little is known regarding its accumulation and effects on sea …

Phlebotomy has been the only technique used in the past for detecting the accumulation of
mercury, a toxic environmental contaminant, in live sea turtles. This study was undertaken to …