Relatively little is known about the biology and ecology of the world's largest (heaviest) bony
fish, the ocean sunfish Mola mola, despite its worldwide occurrence in temperate and …

The timecourse and extent of changes in pupil area in response to light are reviewed in all
classes of vertebrate and cephalopods. Although the speed and extent of these responses …

Leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, are highly migratory predators that feed
exclusively on gelatinous zooplankton, thus playing a unique role in coastal and pelagic …

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has
grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted—particularly in the …

Turtles are relatively species-poor, but anatomically very distinct from other reptiles, which
yields longstanding debates about their origin among amniotes. On the other hand, an …

Mortality due to capture in longline fisheries has been implicated as a significant factor
contributing to population declines for several species of threatened or endangered sea …

Leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, are highly migratory, spending most of their lives
submerged or offshore where their feeding habits are difficult to observe. In order to …

Leatherback turtles are the largest and widest ranging turtle species, and spend much of
their time in the offshore pelagic environment. However, the high seas have thus far …

Up to this date, no clear common reference system for muscle nomenclature in vertebrates
exists due to 1. human medical anatomy dominated traditions, 2. typological,'box …

It is generally assumed that leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), like other species of
sea turtle, do not feed while offshore from nesting beaches, and rely instead on fat reserves …