Mixed‐stock aging analysis reveals variable sea turtle maturity rates in a recovering population

CN Turner Tomaszewicz, L Avens… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying demographic parameters and variable vital rates, such as somatic growth rates,
time to maturity, and reproductive longevity, is important for effective management of …

[HTML][HTML] Feeding ecology of the green turtle Chelonia mydas in northern Peru

A Jiménez, S Pingo, J Alfaro-Shigueto… - Latin american journal …, 2017 - SciELO Chile
Diet and food preferences of the green turtle Chelonia mydas were analyzed based on
digestive tract contents of dead specimens caught incidentally by an artisanal gillnet fishery …

First assessment of the sex ratio for an East Pacific green sea turtle foraging aggregation: validation and application of a testosterone ELISA

CD Allen, MN Robbins, T Eguchi, DW Owens… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Determining sex ratios of endangered populations is important for wildlife management,
particularly species subject to sex-specific threats or that exhibit temperature-dependent sex …

Citizen-sourced sightings and underwater photography reveal novel insights about green sea turtle distribution and ecology in southern California

ME Hanna, EM Chandler, BX Semmens… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
East Pacific (EP) green turtles (Chelonia mydas) have undergone substantial population
recovery over the last two decades owing to holistic protection at nesting beaches and …

[HTML][HTML] Illegal capture and black market trade of sea turtles in Pisco, Peru: the never-ending story

J Quiñones, S Quispe, O Galindo - Latin american journal of aquatic …, 2017 - SciELO Chile
The Pisco-San Andres area (13° 44'S, 76° 13'W) in central Peru is known for a traditional
historic sea turtle fishery. To determine if illegal captures and black market trade exist, we …

Foraging ecology of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Peru: relationships with ontogeny and environmental variability

J Quiñones, E Paredes-Coral, JA Seminoff - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
Feeding strategies in sea turtles are among the most important aspects of their life history,
influencing demographic parameters such as growth, age-at-maturity, and reproductive …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial ecology of hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in foraging habitats of the Gulf of California, Mexico

L Martinez-Estevez, JPC Amador, FC Amador… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding movement patterns and habitat preferences of endangered species during
their most vulnerable life stages is a key step to developing effective conservation strategies …

Hypothermic stunning of green sea turtles in a western Gulf of Mexico foraging habitat

DJ Shaver, PE Tissot, MM Streich, JS Walker… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Texas waters provide one of the most important developmental and foraging habitats for
juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the western Gulf of Mexico, but hypothermic …

Are oil spills a key mortality factor for marine turtles from the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates?

F Yaghmour - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Though relatively rare events, oil spills can have devastating impacts on marine resources.
In this study, from August 2015 to December 2018, we monitor turtle strandings/mortalities …

Intraspecific spatial segregation on a green turtle foraging ground in the Florida Keys, USA

RC Welsh, KL Mansfield - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
Assessing the distribution, density, and abundance of organisms is essential for
conservation and management of imperiled species. Simple counts of sampled individuals …