Oxidative Stress Is a Potential Cost of Synchronous Nesting in Olive Ridley Sea Turtles by B. Gabriela Arango, David C. Ensminger, Diana Daniela Moreno-Santillán, Martha Harfush-Meléndez, Elpidio Marcelino López-Reyes, José Alejandro Marmolejo-Valencia, Horacio Merchant-Larios, Daniel E. Crocker, José Pablo Vázquez-Medina

“…Olive ridley sea turtles, <i>Lepidochelys olivacea</i>, exhibit a polymorphic reproductive behavior, nesting solitarily or in mass aggregations termed “arribadas”, where thousands of individuals nest synchronously. …”
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Development of a Summarized Health Index (SHI) for use in predicting survival in sea turtles. by Tsung-Hsien Li, Chao-Chin Chang, I-Jiunn Cheng, Suen-Chuain Lin

“…Veterinary care plays an influential role in sea turtle rehabilitation, especially in endangered species. …”
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Incorporating Geographical Scale and Multiple Environmental Factors to Delineate the Breeding Distribution of Sea Turtles by Liam C. Dickson, Kostas A. Katselidis, Christophe Eizaguirre, Gail Schofield

“…Here, we used an unoccupied aircraft system to explore how environmental parameters affect the regional distribution of the terrestrial and marine breeding habitats of threatened loggerhead sea turtles (<i>Caretta caretta</i>). Surveys spanned four years and ~620 km coastline of western Greece, encompassing low (<10 nests/km) to high (100–500 nests/km) density nesting areas. …”
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Extreme rainfall events and cooling of sea turtle clutches: Implications in the face of climate warming by Jacques‐Olivier Laloë, Jamie N. Tedeschi, David T. Booth, Ian Bell, Andy Dunstan, Richard D. Reina, Graeme C. Hays

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Heterochromatin and microsatellites detection in karyotypes of four sea turtle species: Interspecific chromosomal differences by Caroline Regina Dias Machado, Camila Domit, Marcela Baer Pucci, Camilla Borges Gazolla, Larissa Glugoski, Viviane Nogaroto, Marcelo Ricardo Vicari

“…Furthermore, the results obtained with the location of microsatellites corroborate with the temperature sex determination mechanism proposal and the absence of heteromorphic sex chromosomes in sea turtles. The findings are useful for understanding part of the karyotypic diversification observed in sea turtles, especially those that explain the diversification of Carettini from Chelonini species.…”
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Use of Drift Studies to Understand Seasonal Variability in Sea Turtle Stranding Patterns in Mississippi by Melissa Cook, Jaymie L. Reneker, Redwood W. Nero, Brian A. Stacy, David S. Hanisko, Zhankun Wang, Zhankun Wang

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Overview of the population genetics and connectivity of sea turtles in the East Asia Region and their conservation implications by Connie Ka Yan Ng, Connie Ka Yan Ng, Takashi Ishihara, Takashi Ishihara, Tomoko Hamabata, Hideaki Nishizawa, Min Liu, Jia-hao Song, Tsung Hsien Li, Tsung Hsien Li, Tsung Hsien Li, Chia-Ling Fong, Chia-Ling Fong, Chia-Ling Fong, Dae Yeon Moon, Il Hun Kim

“…Understanding the current status and recent development of the population genetics and connectivity of sea turtles is crucial for effective conservation management of the species. …”
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Hypothermic stunning of green sea turtles in a western Gulf of Mexico foraging habitat. by Donna J Shaver, Philippe E Tissot, Mary M Streich, Jennifer Shelby Walker, Cynthia Rubio, Anthony F Amos, Jeffrey A George, Michelle R Pasawicz

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Isolation, Characterization, and Antibiotic Resistance of Vibrio spp. in Sea Turtles from Northwestern Mexico by Alan A. eZavala-Norzagaray, Alan A. eZavala-Norzagaray, A. Alonso eAguirre, Jorge eVelazquez-Roman, Hector eFlores-Villaseñor, Nidia eLeón-Sicairos, Nidia eLeón-Sicairos, C. Paul eLey-Quiñonez, Lucio De Jesus Hernández-Díaz, Adrian eCanizalez-Roman, Adrian eCanizalez-Roman

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Age-specific growth and maturity estimates for the flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) by skeletochronology. by Calandra N Turner Tomaszewicz, Larisa Avens, Jeffrey A Seminoff, Colin J Limpus, Nancy N FitzSimmons, Michael L Guinea, Kellie L Pendoley, Paul A Whittock, Anna Vitenbergs, Scott D Whiting, Anton D Tucker

“…To address a major knowledge gap for flatback sea turtles (Natator depressus), a species endemic to Australia and considered 'Data Deficient' for IUCN Red List assessment, we present the first-ever skeletochronology-derived age and growth rate estimates for this species. …”
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Distribution of global sea turtle nesting explained from regional-scale coastal characteristics by Jakob C. Christiaanse, José A. A. Antolínez, Arjen P. Luijendijk, Panagiotis Athanasiou, Carlos M. Duarte, Stefan Aarninkhof

“…Abstract Climate change and human activity threaten sea turtle nesting beaches through increased flooding and erosion. …”
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Patterns and inferred processes associated with sea turtle strandings in Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil by C. Poli, LCS. Lopez, DO Mesquita, C. Saska, R. Mascarenhas

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Impacts of Temperature Measurements From Sea Turtles on Seasonal Prediction Around the Arafura Sea by Takeshi Doi, Andrea Storto, Andrea Storto, Takuya Fukuoka, Hiroyuki Suganuma, Katsufumi Sato

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Are coastal protected areas always effective in achieving population recovery for nesting sea turtles? by Ronel Nel, André E Punt, George R Hughes

“…Sea turtles are highly migratory and usually dispersed, but aggregate off beaches during the nesting season, rendering them vulnerable to coastal threats. …”
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Spatial distribution of epibionts on olive ridley sea turtles at Playa Ostional, Costa Rica. by Nathan J Robinson, Emily M Lazo-Wasem, Brett O Butler, Eric A Lazo-Wasem, John D Zardus, Theodora Pinou

“…There is a wealth of published information on the epibiont communities of sea turtles, yet many of these studies have exclusively sampled epibionts found only on the carapace. …”
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Studying Sea Turtle Conservation and Learning about the World: Insights from Social Science by Campbell Lisa

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Surface microbiota of Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtles unraveled by 16S and 18S amplicon sequencing by Lucija Kanjer, Klara Filek, Maja Mucko, Roksana Majewska, Roksana Majewska, Romana Gračan, Adriana Trotta, Aliki Panagopoulou, Marialaura Corrente, Antonio Di Bello, Sunčica Bosak

“…The loggerhead sea turtle is considered a keystone species with a major ecological role in Mediterranean marine environment. …”
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Genetic Evidence for Indo-Western Pacific Olive Ridley Sea Turtles in Mexican Waters by Rodolfo Martín-del-Campo, Christian D. Ortega-Ortiz, Alberto Abreu-Grobois, Luis M. Enríquez-Paredes, David Petatán-Ramírez, Alejandra García-Gasca, Sonia I. Quijano-Scheggia

“…The olive ridley sea turtle is predominantly an epipelagic species with no apparent migration corridors. …”
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The architecture of assisted colonisation in sea turtles: building new populations in a biodiversity crisis by Anna Barbanti, Janice M. Blumenthal, Annette C. Broderick, Brendan J. Godley, Alejandro Prat-Varela, Maria Turmo, Marta Pascual, Carlos Carreras

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Genetic composition of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) at coastal feeding areas of Uruguay by Laura Prosdocimi, Laura Prosdocimi, Sibelle Torres Vilaca, Sibelle Torres Vilaca, Sibelle Torres Vilaca, Eugenia Naro-Maciel, Maria N. Caraccio, Angela Formia, Angela Formia, Gabriela M. Vélez-Rubio, Gabriela M. Vélez-Rubio, Gabriela M. Vélez-Rubio

“…The highly migratory and marine nature of species such as green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) may hinder understanding of basic life history and impact ensuing management and conservation applications across their full range. …”
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