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 …

Coelenterates (cnidaria and ctenophores) are well recognized as predators in food webs of
marine ecosystems but are less often considered as prey. This is partly because they are …

In-water behaviour and long-term movements of oceanic-stage juvenile sea turtles are not
well described or quantified. This is owing to technological or logistical limitations of tracking …

Ingestion of marine debris is an established threat to sea turtles. The amount, type, color and
location of ingested plastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of 55 sea turtles from Pacific …

Dietary studies provide key insights into threats and changes within ecosystems and
subsequent impacts on focal species. Diet is particularly challenging to study within marine …

Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are endangered, and declining population
trends suggest that they are vulnerable to becoming extinct in the Pacific Ocean. Population …

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 …

Background Sea turtles (Chelonoidea) are a charismatic group of marine reptiles that
occupy a range of important ecological roles. However, the diversity and evolution of their …

We report an arrangement on the effect of anthropogenic litter on marine and estuarine
reptiles, checking for evidence about different types of impact (ingestion vs. entanglement) …

We collected simultaneous dive Time Depth Recorder (TDR) data and video images from
free swimming adult female leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, during the first 24 h …