Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has become a powerful and widely utilised tool in ecological
studies, and more specifically has been used to answer conservation questions regarding …

We used a turtle-mounted video and data-logging system (Crittercam; National Geographic
Society, USA) to study underwater behaviour and dive patterns of green turtles, Chelonia …

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 …

Feeding marine wildlife as a tourism experience has become a popular means by which to
attract both people and wildlife, although management efforts are still in their …

The movements, diving behaviour and thermal environment occupied by 4 adult female
olive ridley turtles Lepidochelys olivacea in northern Australia were determined through …

Estimates of chronic disease prevalence are needed to improve our understanding of
marine disease epizootiology, which is poorly known for marine megafauna such as marine …

The relative importance of the identity and abundance of primary producers in structuring
trophic ecology, particularly in seagrass-dominated ecosystems, remains unclear. We …

Fatty acid profiles of food sources, dominant zooplankton, macrofauna and a few small
ichthyofauna in a temperate estuary on the southeastern coast of South Africa were used to …

Aims/hypothesis Previous studies have shown that saturated fatty acids cause insulin
resistance (IR) that is prevented by unsaturated fatty acids. Tribbles homologue 3 (TRIB3) is …

Blood fatty acid profiles can indicate an animal's wild-type diet composition and fatty acid
status, but have not been reported in sea turtles. Newer technologies allow for fatty acid …