Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

P Casale, AC Broderick, JA Camiñas… - Endangered species …, 2018 - int-res.com
The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

Developmental temperatures and phenotypic plasticity in reptiles: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

DWA Noble, V Stenhouse, LE Schwanz - Biological Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Early environments can profoundly influence an organism in ways that persist over its life. In
reptiles, early thermal environments (nest temperatures) can impact offspring phenotype and …

Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century

M Hamann, MH Godfrey, JA Seminoff, K Arthur… - Endangered species …, 2010 - int-res.com
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 …

Climate change and marine turtles

LA Hawkes, AC Broderick, MH Godfrey… - Endangered Species …, 2009 - int-res.com
Marine turtles occupy a wide range of terrestrial and marine habitats, and many aspects of
their life history have been demonstrated to be closely tied to climatic variables such as …

[HTML][HTML] Nesting range expansion of loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean: Phenology, spatial distribution, and conservation implications

S Hochscheid, F Maffucci, E Abella, MN Bradai… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming is affecting habitat quality and availability on our planet and some species
are predicted or are by now changing their distribution range. Here we show that …

Vulnerability of marine turtles to climate change

ES Poloczanska, CJ Limpus, GC Hays - Advances in marine biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Marine turtles are generally viewed as vulnerable to climate change because of the role that
temperature plays in the sex determination of embryos, their long life history, long age-to …

Predicting the impacts of climate change on a globally distributed species: the case of the loggerhead turtle

MJ Witt, LA Hawkes, MH Godfrey… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
Marine turtles utilise terrestrial and marine habitats and several aspects of their life history
are tied to environmental features that are altering due to rapid climate change. We overview …

Nest site choice compensates for climate effects on sex ratios in a lizard with environmental sex determination

JS Doody, E Guarino, A Georges, B Corey… - Evolutionary …, 2006 - Springer
Theoretical models suggest that in changing environments natural selection on two traits,
maternal nesting behaviour and pivotal temperatures (those that divide the sexes) is …

Temperature-dependent sex determination and global change: are some species at greater risk?

V Hulin, V Delmas, M Girondot, MH Godfrey, JM Guillon - Oecologia, 2009 - Springer
In species with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), global climate change may
result in a strong sex ratio bias that could lead to extinction. The relationship between sex …

Climate change and temperature‐linked hatchling mortality at a globally important sea turtle nesting site

JO Laloë, J Cozens, B Renom, A Taxonera… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The study of temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD) in vertebrates has attracted
major scientific interest. Recently, concerns for species with TSD in a warming world have …