Leatherbacks Swimming In Silico: Modeling and Verifying Their Momentum and Heat Balance Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

PN Dudley, R Bonazza, TT Jones, J Wyneken… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
As global temperatures increase throughout the coming decades, species ranges will shift.
New combinations of abiotic conditions will make predicting these range shifts difficult …

Ontogenetic changes in tracheal structure facilitate deep dives and cold water foraging in adult leatherback sea turtles

J Davenport, J Fraher, E Fitzgerald… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.biologists.com
Adult leatherbacks are large animals (300–500 kg), overlapping in size with marine
pinniped and cetacean species. Unlike marine mammals, they start their aquatic life as 40 …

Environmentally induced phenotypic plasticity explains hatching synchrony in the freshwater turtle Chrysemys picta

JK McGlashan, MB Thompson… - … Zoology Part A …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Environmentally cued hatching allows embryos to alter the time of hatching in relation to
environment through phenotypic plasticity. Spatially variable temperatures within shallow …

Ontogenetic niches and the development of body shape in juvenile sea turtles

JH Pate, M Salmon - Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Many marine organisms (invertebrates, fishes) produce large numbers of small offspring
(larvae) that differ in appearance and behavior from adults. That outcome occurs because …

Using empirical and mechanistic models to assess global warming threats to leatherback sea turtles

PN Dudley, WP Porter - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2014 - int-res.com
Global warming may pose a greater risk to species with unique thermal requirements during
each life stage than species with a similar thermal requirement throughout all life stages …

Pharmacokinetic characteristics of florfenicol in green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) after intramuscular …

P Sitthiangkool, A Poapolathep… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The pharmacokinetics of florfenicol (FFC) in green sea and hawksbill sea turtles were
evaluated following intramuscular (im) administration at two different dosages of 20 or 30 …

Thermal and trophic habitats of the leatherback turtle during the nesting season in French Guiana

S Fossette, C Girard, T Bastian, B Calmettes… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Understanding environmental cues determining behaviour and habitat use of species of
conservation concern is crucial if one aims at implementing sustainable management of …

Size scaling in Western North Atlantic loggerhead turtles permits extrapolation between regions, but not life stages

N Marn, T Klanjscek, L Stokes, M Jusup - Plos one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Sea turtles face threats globally and are protected by national and international
laws. Allometry and scaling models greatly aid sea turtle conservation and research, and …

Evidence of partial deferment of digestion during diving in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

DAS Rosen, CD Gerlinsky, AW Trites - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2015 - Elsevier
Past foraging success of diving air-breathing vertebrates can adversely affect future foraging
capabilities and costs through changes in circulation or increased metabolic costs …

Unique characteristics of the trachea of the juvenile leatherback turtle facilitate feeding, diving and endothermy

J Davenport, TT Jones, TM Work, GH Balazs - Journal of experimental …, 2014 - Elsevier
The adult leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea overlaps in body size (300–500 kg) with
many marine mammals, yet develops from a 50 g hatchling. Adults can dive deeper than …