Morphology forms the most fundamental level of data in vertebrate palaeontology because it
is through interpretations of morphology that taxa are identified, creating the basis for broad …

Aquatic reptiles are very diversified in the fossil record. The description and pooling of
certain bone histological features (collagenous weave and vascular network) of the various …

It is a collection of short yet detailed scientific reviews which were all subject to peer review.
The conference was designed to bring together a wide range of biologists to compare and …

The dwindling numbers of leatherback turtles are signalling a threat to biodiversity in the
oceans. A mathematical model based on our assessment of a once-large leatherback …

The leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea is considered to be at serious risk of global
extinction, despite ongoing conservation efforts. Intensive long-term monitoring of a …

Analyses of mitochondrial (mt) DNA control region sequences from 175 leatherback turtles
Dermochelys coriacea from 10 nesting colonies revealed shallow phylogenetic structuring of …

This book presents a comparative view of chelonian reproduction and discusses
ecophysiological implications for their captive breeding. Chelonians, with their protective …

We collected data on nesting ecology and identified individual turtles that nested at Parque
Nacional Las Baulas, Costa Rica, one of the few remaining nesting sites for Pacific …

This review of the hawksbill turtle provides the first comprehensive collation of biological
data for the species. While peer reviewed scientific publications are the most significant …

Throughout the animal kingdom, adaptive colouration serves critical functions ranging from
inconspicuous camouflage to ostentatious sexual display, and can provide important …