Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

P Casale, AC Broderick, JA Camiñas… - Endangered species …, 2018 - int-res.com
The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

[HTML][HTML] Nesting range expansion of loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean: Phenology, spatial distribution, and conservation implications

S Hochscheid, F Maffucci, E Abella, MN Bradai… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming is affecting habitat quality and availability on our planet and some species
are predicted or are by now changing their distribution range. Here we show that …

Geographic patterns of genetic variation in a broadly distributed marine vertebrate: new insights into loggerhead turtle stock structure from expanded mitochondrial …

BM Shamblin, AB Bolten, FA Abreu-Grobois… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Previous genetic studies have demonstrated that natal homing shapes the stock structure of
marine turtle nesting populations. However, widespread sharing of common haplotypes …

Molecular genetics of sea turtles

MP Jensen, NN FitzSimmons, PH Dutton… - The biology of sea …, 2013 - books.google.com
Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles (Lutz and Musick, 1997), studies using
molecular techniques to address a variety of questions about sea turtle biology and life …

Sporadic nesting reveals long distance colonisation in the philopatric loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)

C Carreras, M Pascual, J Tomás, A Marco… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The colonisation of new suitable habitats is crucial for species survival at evolutionary scale
under changing environmental conditions. However, colonisation potential may be limited …

Expanded mitochondrial control region sequences increase resolution of stock structure among North Atlantic loggerhead turtle rookeries

BM Shamblin, AB Bolten, KA Bjorndal… - Marine Ecology …, 2012 - int-res.com
The southeastern USA hosts the largest nesting concentration of loggerhead turtles Caretta
caretta in the Atlantic. Regionally significant nesting also occurs along the Caribbean coast …

[图书][B] The biology of sea turtles

J Wyneken, KJ Lohmann, JA Musick - 2013 - books.google.com
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 …

Living Together but Remaining Apart: Atlantic and Mediterranean Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Shared Feeding Grounds

C Carreras, M Pascual, L Cardona, A Marco… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from Atlantic nesting populations migrate
into the western Mediterranean, where they share feeding grounds with turtles originating in …

Fine-scale distribution of juvenile Atlantic and Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea

M Clusa, C Carreras, M Pascual, SJ Gaughran… - Marine biology, 2014 - Springer
Loggerhead turtles nesting in the Mediterranean Sea exhibit remarkable genetic structuring.
This paper tests the hypothesis that young loggerhead turtles from different rookeries do not …

The first 'lost year'of Mediterranean sea turtles: dispersal patterns indicate subregional management units for conservation

P Casale, P Mariani - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2014 - int-res.com
Identifying highly frequented areas is a priority for sea turtle conservation, and the
distribution of young individuals in open waters represents a major knowledge gap due to …