Marine turtles are generally viewed as vulnerable to climate change because of the role that
temperature plays in the sex determination of embryos, their long life history, long age-to …

Endothermy, ie the endogenous production of metabolic heat, has evolved multiple times
among vertebrates, and several strategies of heat production have been studied extensively …

Were dinosaurs ectotherms or fast-metabolizing endotherms whose activities were
unconstrained by temperature? To date, some of the strongest evidence for endothermy …

The loggerhead sea turtle is an endangered species exposed to many anthropogenic
hazards in the Pacific. It is widely held that pelagic longline fisheries pose the major risk for …

Although growth rate and age data are essential for leatherback management, estimates of
these demographic parameters remain speculative due to the cryptic life history of this …

Anthropogenic marine debris is one of the major worldwide threats to marine ecosystems.
The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) has established a protocol for data …

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 …

Environmental conditions experienced by animals constrain their energy acquisition and its
subsequent allocation to growth and reproduction, which ultimately contributes to population …

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 …

Three out of the five threatened species of sea turtle occurring in the SW Atlantic Ocean are
regularly found in the coastal waters of Argentina: green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead …