The globally widespread adoption of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) began in the mid‐20th
century. Yet, it is only in the last decade that a renewed research focus has emerged into its …

This document reviews the salient and current literature on the biology of the green turtle,
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) including taxonomy, distribution, physiology, morphology …

As detailed in the introductory chapter by Pritchard, sea turtles have a long and ancient
history. Sea turtles arose in the early Mesozoic, and for the next 100 million years, during the …

Biological effects of magnetic fields have been studied in many animals and plants. The
magnetic fields were of a wide intensity range and, as alternating fields, of a wide frequency …

Making the public aware of light-pollution problemson sea turtle nesting beaches is a
fundamentalstep towards darkening beaches for sea turtles. Manyof those responsible for …

The Green Turtle Status Review Team (SRT) has undertaken a review consistent with
section 4 (a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), using the best available scientific …

Animals navigate a wide range of distances, from a few millimeters to globe-spanning
journeys of thousands of kilometers. Despite this array of navigational challenges, similar …

Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings (Caretta caretta L.) emerge from underground nests,
scramble to the sea and begin a transoceanic migration by swimming away from their natal …

Artificial lighting disrupts the nocturnal orientation of sea turtle hatchlings as they crawl from
their nest to the ocean. Laboratory experiments in an arena were used to simultaneously …

We investigated individual nest site choice behaviour and its fitness consequences in
female hawksbills nesting at Trois Ilets, Guadeloupe. We found a significant repeatability of …