Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid
population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non …

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 …

A large number of nesting loggerhead sea turtles (n= 201) were sampled to establish the
blood levels of 11 elements (Cu, Mn, Pb, Zn, Cd, Ni, Cr, As, Al, Hg, and Se). Almost all of the …

Background: Plasma biochemical and hematologic variables are important in the
management of endangered sea turtles, such as loggerheads. However, studies on blood …

Blood parameters are useful to measure physiological disturbances in chelonians. Thus
they can provide important information for the diagnosis and prognosis of diseases. The aim …

The loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, one of the seven species of threatened or
endangered sea turtles worldwide, is one of the most commonly encountered marine turtles …

In mammals, lipemic blood from sampling too soon after an animal feeds can have
substantial effects on biochemical values. Plasma biochemical values in reptiles may be …

Sea turtles can bioaccumulate high concentrations of potentially toxic contaminants. To
better understand trace element effects on sea turtles' health, we established reference …

Abstract Background In 2015, Brazil had its most notorious ecological disaster due to an iron
mine dam collapse. It was considered the world's largest environmental disaster associated …

A variety of contaminants have been detected in aquatic and terrestrial environments around
the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP), Kentucky. The presence of these …