Behavior is an important mechanism of evolution and it is paid for through energy
expenditure. Nevertheless, field biologists can rarely observe animals for more than a …

Seasonal movements between foraging, breeding, and overwintering sites occur in a wide
variety of reptile species. Terrestrial snakes, lizards, and turtles migrate short distances (< 20 …

The endangered leatherback turtle is a large, highly migratory marine predator that
inexplicably relies upon a diet of low-energy gelatinous zooplankton. The location of these …

All six species of sea turtles found in US waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but
the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information …

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has
grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted—particularly in the …

Interactions with fisheries are believed to be a major cause of mortality for adult leatherback
turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), which is of particular concern in the Pacific Ocean, where …

Health evaluations were conducted in the northwestern Atlantic for 19 leatherback turtles,
which included 12 turtles directly captured as part of a satellite telemetry study and 7 turtles …

Maintaining a high and stable body temperature is often critical for female ectotherms during
reproduction. Yet this strategy may be energetically costly, and therefore challenging, during …

Identifying characteristics of foraging activity is fundamental to understanding an animals'
lifestyle and foraging ecology. Despite its importance, monitoring the foraging activities of …

In the last thirty years, the emergence and progression of biologging technology has led to
great advances in marine predator ecology. Large databases of location and dive …