Marine turtles are generally viewed as vulnerable to climate change because of the role that
temperature plays in the sex determination of embryos, their long life history, long age-to …

The Green Turtle Status Review Team (SRT) has undertaken a review consistent with
section 4 (a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), using the best available scientific …

Five species of sea turtles occur in the Gulf of Mexico: Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii),
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) …

Background Congenital malformations in sea turtles have been considered sporadical.
Research carried out in the Mexican Pacific revealed high levels of congenital …

Recent evidence suggests that higher sea-surface temperatures are affecting nesting
patterns in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), specifically by causing nesting to begin …

The critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is of conservation
concern worldwide. Conservation actions which act to reduce high levels of embryonic …

Texas waters provide one of the most important developmental and foraging habitats for
juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the western Gulf of Mexico, but hypothermic …

Knowledge of sea turtle demographic rates is central to modeling their population dynamics,
but few studies have quantitatively synthesized existing data globally. Here, we used a …

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

Abstract The state of Campeche, Mexico, harbors one of the largest green turtle (Chelonia
mydas) rookeries of the Wider Caribbean Region. Since the 1970s, harvesting of this …