Sea turtles are exposed to trace elements through water, sediment, and food. Exposure to
these elements has been shown to decrease immune function, impair growth, and decrease …

In this paper we examine the levels of trace elements in the egg contents and egg shells of
slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) from the Savannah River Site, near Aiken, South Carolina …

Sea turtles are one of those protected animals according to government regulation no. 7
1999. Living turtle migrates along area the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Southeast …

Environmental pollution due to heavy metals is having an increased impact on marine
wildlife accentuated by anthropogenic changes in the planet including overfishing …

Plasma composition which includes total protein, cholesterol, lactate, glucose, uric acid,
urea, CO 2, and electrolytes (Ca++, K+, Na+, Mg++, PO 4-3, Cl-), and plasma osmolarity …

Status of sea turtle populations in the Raja Ampat Islands Page 89 85 Chapter 5 Status of
Sea Turtle Populations in the Raja Ampat Islands CREUSA HITIPEUW 5.1 Summary • Raja …

Sea turtles come to nest on the beaches of Bangladesh at different spots from Sundarban to
St Martin's Island. Several decades back, the nesting population was high in number, but …

Sex-ratio studies on the leatherback turtles of the Rantau Abang Turtle Sanctuary reveal that
incubation of eggs in an open-air beach hatchery produced predominantly female …

In November 2015, a tailings dam ruptured and affected the second largest nesting site of
loggerhead sea turtles in Brazil. This study aimed to evaluate the reproductive success, and …