Marine turtles migrate across long distances, exhibit complex life histories, and occupy
habitats that are difficult to observe. These factors present substantial challenges to …

Elusive aquatic wildlife, such as endangered sea turtles, are difficult to monitor and
conserve. As novel molecular and genetic technologies develop, it is possible to adapt and …

Artificial lighting at night has becoming a new type of pollution posing an important
anthropogenic environmental pressure on organisms. The objective of this research was to …

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

Longitudinal data sets for population abundance are essential for studies of imperiled
organisms with long life spans or migratory movements, such as marine turtles. Population …

Coastal waters of Florida's Big Bend, Gulf of Mexico (GOM) once supported one of the
largest sea turtle fisheries in the United States. To fill an information gap in this region on …

In highly mobile philopatric species, defining the scale of natal homing is fundamental to
characterizing population dynamics and effectively managing distinct populations. Genetic …

The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) foraging aggregation along the Texas coast has
increased dramatically in recent years, but the source populations for these turtles have not …

The Mediterranean green turtle regional management unit is one of the 17 management
units of green turtles considered a global conservation priority. However, previous studies …

Although it is commonly assumed that female sea turtles always return to the beach they
hatched, the pathways they use during the years preceding their first reproduction and their …