Acquisition of fresh water is important to animals, and is both difficult and critical for species
residing in marine environments. Adaptive radiations to fully marine habitats were …

Important indicators of population health needed for large-scale sea turtle population
recovery efforts include demographics, disease and mortality trends, condition indices, and …

Abstract Background In 2015, Brazil had its most notorious ecological disaster due to an iron
mine dam collapse. It was considered the world's largest environmental disaster associated …

Population abundance data are often used to define species' conservation status.
Abundance of marine turtles is typically estimated using nesting beach monitoring data such …

Understanding the spatial distribution of wildlife is fundamental to establish effective
conservation measures. Tracking has been key to assess movement patterns and …

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 …

Sea turtles generally lay several clutches of eggs in a single nesting season. While a
negative correlation between water temperatures and the time required between constitutive …

Blood biochemistry represents a minimally invasive tool for monitoring sea turtle health,
assessing injured sea turtles and supporting conservation strategies. In Grenada, West …

Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are opportunistic carnivores that feed primarily on
benthic invertebrates and fish. Sea turtle rehabilitation requires provision of a species …

Baseline plasma electrophoresis profiles (EPH) are important components of overall health
and may aid in the conservation and captive management of species. The aim of this study …