Sea turtle populations are declining worldwide due to a number of anthropogenic factors:
fishery bycatch, habitat destruction, illegal egg harvesting, and marine pollution. Marine …

Debido a la alta demanda de huevos y carne de tortuga marina, la especie Lepidochelys
olivacea fue sobreexplotada por las pesquerías mexicanas durante la década de los 60-70 …

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 …

Metal contamination of water and sediment by anthropogenic sources are a historically
important human and wildlife health concern. Although naturally occurring in the …

Up to now, blood reference values for trace elements (zinc, copper, iodine, iron, selenium
and manganese) in the serum of Testudo spp. have not been established. Most studies …

Peninsular Malaysia has historically supported large nesting populations of green turtles
(Chelonia mydas), predominantly found in the east-coast state of Terengganu (Redang and …

La contaminación de los ambientes oceánicos causada por el hombre somete a la tortuga
marina y otras especies a diversos problemas. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar las …

Exposure to metals remains an important public health concern. The present study is a
comprehensive field study to determine the concentrations of Cu, Zn, Ni, Cd, Co, Pb and Cr …

Aquatic animals, mainly those living near farms, factories, or cities, are subject to pollution
caused by pesticides and/or chemicals. Since most pesticides are liposoluble and of …

This study investigated selected trace elements toxicity in sea turtles Caretta caretta
population from Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico, by analyzing associations among Zn, Se …