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 …

[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 …

The first 'lost year'of Mediterranean sea turtles: dispersal patterns indicate subregional management units for conservation

P Casale, P Mariani - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2014 - int-res.com
Identifying highly frequented areas is a priority for sea turtle conservation, and the
distribution of young individuals in open waters represents a major knowledge gap due to …

Seasonal heterogeneity of ocean warming: a mortality sink for ectotherm colonizers

F Maffucci, R Corrado, L Palatella, M Borra, S Marullo… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Distribution shifts are a common adaptive response of marine ectotherms to climate change
but the pace of redistribution depends on species-specific traits that may promote or hamper …

[PDF][PDF] Skeletochronology, age at maturity and cause of mortality of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta stranded along the beaches of Campania (south-western …

FM Guarino, F Di Nocera, F Pollaro, G Galiero… - …, 2020 - herpetozoa.pensoft.net
Information on demographic and life-history traits of endangered vertebrate species, such as
sea turtles, is crucial for planning management and conservation actions. We applied …

First assessment of the sex ratio for an East Pacific green sea turtle foraging aggregation: validation and application of a testosterone ELISA

CD Allen, MN Robbins, T Eguchi, DW Owens… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Determining sex ratios of endangered populations is important for wildlife management,
particularly species subject to sex-specific threats or that exhibit temperature-dependent sex …

Feminization of a mixed-stock foraging aggregation of immature green turtles (Chelonia mydas), 1975–2018

AB Meylan, B Brost, LJ Conrad, SH Denison… - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Marine turtles exhibit temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), and there is
widespread concern that global warming is raising nest incubation temperatures, resulting in …

Spatio-temporal variation in the incubation duration and sex ratio of hawksbill hatchlings: implication for future management

MAG dei Marcovaldi, AJB Santos, AS Santos… - Journal of Thermal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Climate change poses a unique threat to species with temperature dependent sex
determination (TSD), such as marine turtles, where increases in temperature can result in …

Breeding sex ratio and population size of loggerhead turtles from Southwestern Florida

JA Lasala, CR Hughes, J Wyneken - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Species that display temperature-dependent sex determination are at risk as a result of
increasing global temperatures. For marine turtles, high incubation temperatures can skew …

Female-bias in a long-term study of a species with temperature-dependent sex determination: monitoring sex ratios for climate change research

J Braun McNeill, L Avens, A Goodman Hall, LR Goshe… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Alterations have occurred and continue to manifest in the Earth's biota as a result of climate
change. Animals exhibiting temperature dependent sex determination (TSD), including sea …