Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are hypothesized to be capital breeders,
whereby they forage little to none during the nesting season. The capital breeding …

The nesting population of leatherback sea turtles at the Sandy Point National Wildlife
Refuge (SPNWR), Sandy Point, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, has been comprehensively …

Of the seven sea turtle species, the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea) exhibits the lowest and most variable nest success (ie, hatching …

Beach protection and monitoring has been used for about half a century to multiple
rookeries globally as an effective sea turtle conservation strategy with successful population …

Organisms compensate for reproduction costs through two major strategies: capital breeders
store body reserves before reproduction and do not feed during the breeding season …

Leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea exhibit superlative measures of size, growth, and
fecundity among reptiles, yet factors affecting these variables remain poorly studied. We …

Many sea turtle nesting colonies are in decline worldwide, and a common conservation
practice maximizes hatchling production by translocating eggs from threatened nests to …

Reproductive traits in turtles are often positively correlated to body size, with larger females
producing more eggs. At northern latitudes, breeding frequency typically decreases …

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 …

The body condition of an animal reflects its energetic state such that an animal in good
condition has greater energy reserves than one that is in poor condition. Body condition in …