eDNA metabarcoding for diet analyses of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas)

L Díaz-Abad, N Bacco-Mannina, FM Madeira, J Neiva… - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
Understanding sea turtle diets can help conservation planning, but their trophic ecology is
complex due to life history characteristics such as ontogenetic shifts and large foraging …

Satellite tracking in sea turtles: How do we find our way to the conservation dividends?

VF Jeffers, BJ Godley - Biological Conservation, 2016 - Elsevier
As species of conservation concern, sea turtles have historically been difficult to study
because of their elusive nature and extensive ranges, but improvements in telemetry have …

Advances in the application of genetics in marine turtle biology and conservation

LM Komoroske, MP Jensen, KR Stewart… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Marine turtles migrate across long distances, exhibit complex life histories, and occupy
habitats that are difficult to observe. These factors present substantial challenges to …

Viruses in reptiles

E Ariel - Veterinary Research, 2011 - Springer
The etiology of reptilian viral diseases can be attributed to a wide range of viruses occurring
across different genera and families. Thirty to forty years ago, studies of viruses in reptiles …

[HTML][HTML] Do loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) gut contents reflect the types, colors and sources of plastic pollution in the Southwest Indian Ocean?

M Thibault, L Hoarau, L Lebreton, M Le Corre… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
We analyzed plastic debris ingested by loggerheads from bycatch between 2007 and 2021
in the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO). We also analyzed plastic debris accumulated on …

Simulated growth and reproduction of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) under climate change and marine heatwave scenarios

JL Stubbs, N Marn, MA Vanderklift, S Fossette… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental conditions experienced by animals constrain their energy acquisition and its
subsequent allocation to growth and reproduction, which ultimately contributes to population …

A review of how the biology of male sea turtles may help mitigate female-biased hatchling sex ratio skews in a warming climate

GC Hays, T Shimada, G Schofield - Marine biology, 2022 - Springer
In a warming climate, male sea turtles may become increasingly rare due to temperature-
dependent sex determination with females being produced at warmer temperatures. Hence …

The climatic debt of loggerhead sea turtle populations in a warming world

JR Monsinjon, J Wyneken, K Rusenko… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Phenological shifts, by initiating reproductive events earlier, in response to advanced
seasonal warming is one of the most striking effects currently observed in wild populations …

Estimation of age at maturity of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean using length-frequency data

P Casale, AD Mazaris, D Freggi - Endangered species research, 2011 - int-res.com
It is widely accepted that the age at sexual maturity of sea turtles is a critical parameter for
studying population dynamics and persistence. Estimates of the age at maturity for such long …

Improving in-water estimates of marine turtle abundance by adjusting aerial survey counts for perception and availability biases

M Fuentes, I Bell, R Hagihara, M Hamann… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aerial surveys are often used to estimate wildlife abundance. The probability of detecting an
animal during a survey involves two processes:(1) availability bias when animals present in …