We review the most comprehensive metabolic theory of life existing to date. A special focus
is given to the thermodynamic roots of this theory and to implications that the laws of physics …

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 …

Differential habitat use and foraging behaviors at various life-stages within a population can
have profound consequences for survivorship, stage duration, and time to maturity. While …

While the specific life histories of different species and populations vary to some extent, sea
turtles typically are long-lived, slow-growing, and wide-ranging, occupying multiple habitats …

Although growth rate and age data are essential for leatherback management, estimates of
these demographic parameters remain speculative due to the cryptic life history of this …

Age at maturation data are integral to understanding dynamics of threatened and
endangered sea turtle populations. However, full characterization of this parameter requires …

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 …

For immature animals, diet quality and composition influence expression of life history traits
such as growth rates and ultimately life stage duration and age to maturity. Circumglobally …

Stage durations are integral to wildlife population models that can inform management, as
they influence age at maturation and stage-specific survival rates. To refine oceanic stage …

In response to a call from the US National Research Council for research programs to
combine their data to improve sea turtle population assessments, we analyzed somatic …