Advances in the application of genetics in marine turtle biology and conservation

LM Komoroske, MP Jensen, KR Stewart… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Marine turtles migrate across long distances, exhibit complex life histories, and occupy
habitats that are difficult to observe. These factors present substantial challenges to …

Comparative phylogeography of the ocean planet

BW Bowen, MR Gaither, JD DiBattista… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding how geography, oceanography, and climate have ultimately shaped marine
biodiversity requires aligning the distributions of genetic diversity across multiple taxa. Here …

Delineating spatial use combined with threat assessment to aid critical recovery of northeast Australia's endangered hawksbill turtle, one of western Pacific's last …

CA Madden Hof, C Smith, S Miller, K Ashman… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The current rate of decline in the globally significant western Pacific hawksbill turtle nesting
population on Milman Island on the northern Great Barrier Reef (neQLD) suggests that it …

Divergence and hybridization in sea turtles: Inferences from genome data show evidence of ancient gene flow between species

ST Vilaça, R Piccinno, O Rota‐Stabelli… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reconstructing past events of hybridization and population size changes are required to
understand speciation mechanisms and current patterns of genetic diversity, and ultimately …

Estimates of marine turtle nesting populations in the south-west Indian Ocean indicate the importance of the Chagos Archipelago

JA Mortimer, N Esteban, AN Guzman, GC Hays - Oryx, 2020 - cambridge.org
Global marine turtle population assessments highlight the importance of the south-west
Indian Ocean region, despite data gaps for the Chagos Archipelago. The archipelago hosts …

Global phylogeography of ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys spp.): evolution, demography, connectivity, and conservation

ST Vilaça, AT Hahn, E Naro-Maciel… - Conservation …, 2022 - Springer
Globally distributed marine taxa are well suited for investigations of biogeographic impacts
on genetic diversity, connectivity, and population demography. The sea turtle genus …

Identifying future sea turtle conservation areas under climate change

N Butt, S Whiting, K Dethmers - Biological Conservation, 2016 - Elsevier
Species' response to climate change is already occurring and managers require scenario
planning with tangible actions for effective conservation. We address this need by examining …

Phylogeography, genetic stocks, and conservation implications for an Australian endemic marine turtle

NN FitzSimmons, SD Pittard, N McIntyre… - Aquatic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Identification of the geographic extent of population boundaries, the distribution of genetic
lineages, and the amount of genetic exchange among breeding groups is needed for …

Marine turtles of the African east coast: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

CH van De Geer, J Bourjea, AC Broderick… - Endangered Species …, 2022 - int-res.com
Although published literature regarding the 5 species of marine turtle found along the
continental African east coast has grown substantially over the last decades, a …

Geography best explains global patterns of genetic diversity and postglacial co‐expansion in marine turtles

BN Reid, E Naro‐Maciel, AT Hahn… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
For many species, climate oscillations drove cycles of population contraction during cool
glacial periods followed by expansion during interglacials. Some groups, however, show …