Mitochondrial genomes and genetic structure of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) by Hilary R. Frandsen, Diego F. Figueroa, Jeff A. George

“…Abstract The Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) is the world's most endangered sea turtle species and is primarily distributed in the Gulf of Mexico. …”
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Quantifying chelonid herpesvirus 5 in symptomatic and asymptomatic rehabilitating green sea turtles by A Page-Karjian, TM Norton, B Ritchie, C Brown, C Mancia, M Jackwood, NL Gottdenker

“…Fibropapillomatosis (FP), an infectious disease of sea turtles, is characterized by tumors of the skin, eye(s) and/or internal organ(s), and is associated with chelonid herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5). …”
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First Spatial Distribution Analysis of Male Sea Turtles in the Southern Gulf of Mexico by Eduardo Cuevas, Eduardo Cuevas, Nathan F. Putman, Abigail Uribe-Martínez, Melania C. López-Castro, Vicente Guzmán-Hernández, Sandra A. Gallegos-Fernández, Sandra A. Gallegos-Fernández, María de los Ángeles Liceaga-Correa, Jorge A. Trujillo-Córdova, Jorge A. Trujillo-Córdova, Jorge A. Trujillo-Córdova, Raúl de Jesús González-Díaz-Mirón, Ana Negrete-Phillipe, Héctor H. Acosta-Sánchez, Rosa C. Martínez-Portugal, Martha López-Hernández, Patricia Huerta-Rodríguez, Jim Silver

“…Similarly, publications on adult sea turtles are dominated by research on females that come ashore to nest and can be readily studied (e.g., through the collection of biological samples and the application of satellite-telemetry devices), whereas information on adult male sea turtles is scarce. …”
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Density and exposure of surface-pelagic juvenile sea turtles to Deepwater Horizon oil by McDonald, TL, Schroeder, BA, Stacy, BA, Wallace, BP, Starcevich, LA, Gorham, J, Tumlin, MC, Cacela, D, Rissing, M, McLamb, DB, Ruder, E, Witherington, BE

“…Following the DWH spill, turtle rescue operations between 17 May and 9 September 2010 documented 937 juvenile sea turtles in the spill area and examined 574 captured turtles. …”
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De novo transcriptome assembly of loggerhead sea turtle nesting of the Colombian Caribbean by Javier Hernández-Fernández, Andrés Pinzón, Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez

“…Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta is widely distributed in the oceans of tropical and subtropical latitude. …”
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Boat strike assessment on resident sea turtle in Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysia by Phu, Jiun Lang

“…Boat strike is one of the major threats to sea turtles especially at shallow reef areas where boat traffic is heavy. …”
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The Conservation Of Green Sea Turtles (Cheloniidae: Chelonia Mydas) At Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia by Mutalib, Aini Hasanah Abd

“…This study conservation of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) at Setiu was studied by determining their distribution, nest characteristics, clutch size, nesting morphology of the nesting green turtles, false crawl attempts, successful nesting attempts and emergence hour. …”
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Insights into the successful breeding of Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) from a long-term captive breeding program by Ruth Maggeni, William E. Feeney

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Multi-Injection Pharmacokinetics of Meloxicam in Kemp’s Ridley <i>(Lepidochelys kempii</i>) and Green (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) Sea Turtles after Subcutaneous Administration by Terry M. Norton, Tonya Clauss, Rachel Overmeyer, Stephanie Stowell, Michelle Kaylor, Sherry Cox

Subjects: “…Kemp’s ridley sea turtle…”
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Evaluation of Gonadal Tissue to Validate Size at Reproductive Maturity in Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Found Stranded in Texas, USA by Kathryn Stephenson Craven, Jay York Seabright Hodgson, Donna Jill Shaver, Jennifer Shelby Walker, Martha Ramona Villalba-Guerra, David William Owens

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Beach erosion and nest site selection by the leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae) and implications for management practices at Playa Gandoca, Costa Rica by Matthew J Spanier

Subjects: “…Leatherback sea turtle…”
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Beach erosion and nest site selection by the leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae) and implications for management practices at Playa Gandoca, Costa Rica by Matthew J Spanier

Subjects: “…Leatherback sea turtle…”
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Distinguish sea turtle and fish using sound technique in designing acoustic deterrent device by A., Mahfurdz, Sunardi, ., Hamzah, Ahmad, Syed, Abdullah, Nazuki, .

“…Acoustic is a common method for underwater object classification and to observe fish schools or other marine animals in their environment, but it was never applied on sea turtle. Knowledge about turtle detection using sound is very limited and there are no target strength (TS) recorded before. …”
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Unraveling the ecology and epidemiology of an emerging fungal disease, sea turtle egg fusariosis (STEF). by Christopher W Smyth, Jullie M Sarmiento-Ramírez, Dylan P G Short, Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo, Kerry O'Donnell, David M Geiser

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Critical In-Water Habitats for Post-Nesting Sea Turtles from the Southern Gulf of Mexico by Abigail Uribe-Martínez, María de los Angeles Liceaga-Correa, Eduardo Cuevas

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Effects of incubation temperature on hatchling performance and phenotype in loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta by Usategui-Martín, A, Liria-Loza, A, Miller, JD, Medina-Suárez, M, Jiménez-Bordón, S, Pérez-Mellado, V, Montero, D

“…Under natural conditions sea turtle eggs are subjected to a changing thermal environment, but little is known about the effect of these temperature fluctuations during incubation on the performance and phenotype of hatchlings. …”
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A Mitigation Hierarchy Approach for Managing Sea Turtle Captures in Small-Scale Fisheries by William N. S. Arlidge, William N. S. Arlidge, Dale Squires, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Hollie Booth, Jeffrey C. Mangel, Jeffrey C. Mangel, E. J. Milner-Gulland

“…Focusing on a small-scale fishing community in Peru as a case study system, we test how the mitigation hierarchy can support efforts to reduce captures of sea turtles in gillnets and link these actions to broader goals for biodiversity. …”
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Size-Mediated Sea Turtle Behavioral Responses at Artificial Habitats in the Northern Gulf of Mexico by Tabitha Renee Siegfried, Jackson Reimer, Emma Roberto, Christopher Noren, Alex Vidal, Kristi Dixon, Morgan DuBois, Susan E. Piacenza

Subjects: “…sea turtle wariness…”
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Ecological vulnerability of two sea turtle species in the Gulf of Mexico: an integrated spatial approach by E Cuevas, MA Liceaga-Correa, A Uribe-Martínez

“…The objective of this study was to assemble a spatially explicit quantitative approach for evaluating the ecological vulnerability of 2 sea turtle species (Eretmochelys imbricata and Chelonia mydas). …”
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Shading and watering as a tool to mitigate the impacts of climate change in sea turtle nests. by Jacob E Hill, Frank V Paladino, James R Spotila, Pilar Santidrián Tomillo

“…Increasing sand temperatures resulting from climate change may negatively impact sea turtle nests by altering sex ratios and decreasing reproductive output. …”
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