Distribution patterns and foraging ground productivity determine clutch size in Mediterranean loggerhead turtles

L Cardona, M Clusa, E Eder, A Demetropoulos… - Marine Ecology …, 2014 - int-res.com
Loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta use a wide variety of foraging strategies, and some
populations forage in sub-optimal habitats. Different foraging strategies may not be …

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 …

Site specialists, diet generalists? Isotopic variation, site fidelity, and foraging by loggerhead turtles in Shark Bay, Western Australia

JA Thomson, MR Heithaus, DA Burkholder… - Marine Ecology …, 2012 - int-res.com
Stable isotope data are useful for inferring foraging and niche variation in marine taxa but
can be difficult to interpret, in part because different foraging patterns may result in similar …

From refugia to rookeries: Phylogeography of Atlantic green turtles

E Naro-Maciel, BN Reid, SE Alter, G Amato… - Journal of Experimental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Investigating species' distribution and abundance over time is central to evolutionary
biology, and provides important context for conservation and management. With respect to …

Foraging grounds, movement patterns and habitat connectivity of juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the Adriatic Sea

P Casale, M Affronte, D Scaravelli, B Lazar, C Vallini… - Marine biology, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge about migratory routes and highly frequented areas is a priority for sea
turtle conservation, but the movement patterns of juveniles frequenting the Adriatic have not …

A model of area fidelity, nomadism, and distribution patterns of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea

P Casale, D Freggi, R Basso, C Vallini, R Argano - Marine Biology, 2007 - Springer
Sea turtle tagging carried out in Italy in the period 1981–2006 resulted in 125 re-encounters
of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) after a mean of 2.5 years, from different marine areas …

Unravelling migratory connectivity in marine turtles using multiple methods

BJ Godley, C Barbosa, M Bruford… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive knowledge of the fundamental spatial ecology of marine species is critical
to allow the identification of key habitats and the likely sources of anthropogenic threats, thus …

Polymodal foraging in adult female loggerheads (Caretta caretta)

KJ Reich, KA Bjorndal, MG Frick, BE Witherington… - Marine Biology, 2010 - Springer
To determine whether loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in southeastern USA
exhibit polymorphic foraging strategies, we evaluated skin samples for stable isotopes of …

Modeling and mapping isotopic patterns in the Northwest Atlantic derived from loggerhead sea turtles

SA Ceriani, JD Roth, CR Sasso, CM McClellan… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope analysis can be used to infer geospatial linkages of highly migratory species.
Identifying foraging grounds of marine organisms from their isotopic signatures is becoming …

[HTML][HTML] Migrations of Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) between Nesting and Foraging Grounds across the Coral Sea

TC Read, L Wantiez, JM Werry, R Farman, G Petro… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Marine megafauna tend to migrate vast distances, often crossing national borders and pose
a significant challenge to managers. This challenge is particularly acute in the Pacific, which …