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

The use of sentinel species in monitoring programs for toxic metals such as mercury (Hg) is
essential to understand these pollutants' impact on the environment. For this purpose, it is …

Incubation temperatures, in addition to an embryo's genetic makeup, are critical in many
aspects of adequate sea turtle embryonic development. The effects of high and low …

Blooms of Karenia brevis (also called red tides) occur almost annually in the Gulf of Mexico.
The health effects of the neurotoxins (ie, brevetoxins) produced by this toxic dinoflagellate …

Many species of marine life in southwestern Florida, including sea turtles, are impacted by
blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis. Sublethal exposure to toxins produced by …

Baseline hematologic and plasma biochemical analytes provide insight into wildlife health.
In recent years, blood analytes have been used to infer foraging strategies and nutritional …

Plasma chemistry is widely used in diagnostic and research settings in sea turtles. However,
plasma discolorations such as hemolysis are often not considered in data interpretation. The …

Assessment of health variables in wild animal populations have evolved into important tools
for characterizing spatiotemporal population trends and fitness, effects of stressors …

Blood analyte reference intervals are scarce for immature life stages of the loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta caretta). The objectives of this study were to (1) document reference intervals …

The northwest Atlantic leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) population is
exhibiting decreasing trends along numerous nesting beaches. Since population health and …