A global review of green turtle diet: sea surface temperature as a potential driver of omnivory levels
To better understand dietary requirements, trophic shifts, and trophic interactions of the
threatened green turtle (Chelonia mydas), we conducted a comprehensive global review …
threatened green turtle (Chelonia mydas), we conducted a comprehensive global review …
Pan-oceanic distribution of mercury (Hg) in sea turtles: a review
CAB Rodriguez, LD de Lacerda… - Endangered Species …, 2022 - int-res.com
With no known biological function, mercury (Hg) is highly toxic, bio-accumulates, and
biomagnifies up the food web. Long-living marine animals, such as sea turtles, can be …
biomagnifies up the food web. Long-living marine animals, such as sea turtles, can be …
Fine-scale intraspecific niche partitioning in a highly mobile, marine megafauna species: implications for ecology and conservation
I Silver-Gorges, SA Ceriani… - Royal Society Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A species may partition its realized ecological niche along bionomic and scenopoetic axes
due to intraspecific competition for limited resources. How partitioning manifests depends on …
due to intraspecific competition for limited resources. How partitioning manifests depends on …
Spatial ecology of loggerhead turtles: Insights from stable isotope markers and satellite telemetry
Aim Using a combination of satellite telemetry and stable isotope analysis (SIA), our aim was
to identify foraging grounds of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) at important rookeries in …
to identify foraging grounds of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) at important rookeries in …
Ecological diversity
Lake charr, Salvelinus namaycush, ecological and phenotypic diversity within and among
populations was reviewed from empirical and conceptual perspectives. The species is …
populations was reviewed from empirical and conceptual perspectives. The species is …
A DNA mini‐barcode for marine macrophytes
Studies focusing on marine macrophyte metabarcoding from environmental samples are
scarce, due to the lack of a universal barcode for these taxa, and to their poor representation …
scarce, due to the lack of a universal barcode for these taxa, and to their poor representation …
Biological and ecological traits rather than geography control mercury (Hg) in scutes of marine turtles from the Southwest Atlantic
CA Barrios-Rodriguez, MF Bezerra, N Ristau… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …
essential to understand these pollutants' impact on the environment. For this purpose, it is …
Foraging ecology of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) turtles in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico: insights from stable isotope analysis
An individual's foraging ecology can affect its growth and survival. Stable isotope analysis
has been commonly used to investigate the foraging ecology of marine turtles. However …
has been commonly used to investigate the foraging ecology of marine turtles. However …
Ontogenetic allometry underlies trophic diversity in sea turtles (Chelonioidea)
Despite only comprising seven species, extant sea turtles (Cheloniidae and
Dermochelyidae) display great ecological diversity, with most species inhabiting a unique …
Dermochelyidae) display great ecological diversity, with most species inhabiting a unique …
[HTML][HTML] Regional variation in Kemp's ridley sea turtle diet composition and its potential relationship with somatic growth
MD Ramirez, L Avens, LR Goshe, ML Snover… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Reptile growth is influenced by many ecological processes that can cumulatively give rise to
divergent somatic growth rates within spatially structured populations. As somatic growth …
divergent somatic growth rates within spatially structured populations. As somatic growth …