For migratory marine animals, like sea turtles, effective conservation can be challenging
because key demographic information such as duration of life stages and exposure to …

The Pacific Coast of the Baja California Peninsula (BCP), Mexico, is a hotspot for foraging
loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta originating from nesting beaches in Japan. The BCP …

Age and growth are important parameters for better understanding of life history and
population dynamics of animal species, as well as for formulating management strategies …

Quantifying demographic parameters and variable vital rates, such as somatic growth rates,
time to maturity, and reproductive longevity, is important for effective management of …

Sea turtles exhibit complex life histories, encompassing intermittent use of multiple spatially
separated habitats throughout long lifespans. This broad scope presents challenges for …

The North Pacific Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) undergoes one of the greatest of
all animal migrations, nesting exclusively in Japan and re-emerging several years later …

Designing conservation strategies that protect wide-ranging marine species is a significant
challenge, but integrating regional telemetry datasets and synthesizing modeled movements …

We used satellite telemetry to study postnesting migrations of 42 loggerhead sea turtles
Caretta caretta from 3 Florida rookeries. Postnesting migrations ended in neritic (< 200 m) …

There are limits to the size of an individual that can be supported by a particular habitat.
Organisms that span a large size range during their ontogeny often need to alter their life …

The East Pacific green turtle Chelonia mydas population is gradually recovering, yet much
remains unknown about their long-term demographics and habitat use due to their …