… stranded turtles and consequently maternal transfer of trace elements to eggs in sea turtles
is … first data on baseline trace element concentrations in wild leatherback turtles. Whole blood …

… We examined the maternal transfer of organochlorine contaminants (OCs), pesticides (…
from 38 leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting in French Guiana. PCBs were found …

… Due to their high reproductive output, maternal transfer of metals to eggs may be higher in
… In this study, we assessed the trace element levels in leatherback turtle eggs from nesting …

… One marine reptile, the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), ingests excessive
amounts of salts due to their diet of gelatinous zooplankton. Outside of the normal …

… for the transfer of these elements from mother to offspring in this … on trace element
concentrations in hatchling sea turtles are … in order to define baseline concentrations of these …

… for the transfer of these elements from mother to offspring in this … on trace element
concentrations in hatchling sea turtles are … in either Florida or French Guiana. Blood Se …

… literature about inorganic elements in sea turtles around the … “essential” for those trace
elements which are essential, but … Leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea) are the largest of all …

… Few studies have reported data on trace elements in sea turtle blood and eggs because …
stranded turtles; consequently, maternal transfer of trace elements to eggs in sea turtles is …

… Northwest Atlantic leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are endangered and low
… The extent of maternal transfer may vary among metals or their organic and inorganic forms, …

… differences exist for these trace elements. The concentrations … if maternal reproductive
experience influenced (1) maternal Hg … mothers were compared to those from remigrant mothers). …