The southeastern USA hosts the largest nesting concentration of loggerhead turtles Caretta
caretta in the Atlantic. Regionally significant nesting also occurs along the Caribbean coast …

As the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) is a philopatric species with a strong genetic
structure, the analysis of mtDNA can be used to track evolutionary and colonisation events …

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), has the widest distribution among sea turtle
species in the Mediterranean, requiring regional and international collaborations in addition …

Libya is one of the most important loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta nesting grounds in the
Mediterranean Sea, but data on its genetic diversity and demographic connection to …

Migration is one of several marine vertebrate traits increasingly affected by human
encroachment. The Adriatic Sea is an important foraging and wintering site for loggerhead …

Ectothermic species are strongly affected by thermal changes. To assess the viability of
these species under climate change constraints, we need to quantify the sensitivity of their …

Sea turtles perform extensive migratory movements between feeding, developmental and
nesting areas. Developmental areas for immature loggerheads turtles (Caretta caretta) are …

Genetic markers have been widely used in marine turtles to assess population structuring
and origin of individuals in common feeding grounds, which are key elements for …

Three species of sea turtles occur in Tunisia; the loggerhead is the most common. Tunisian
coasts are important for this species in the Mediterranean Sea; the Gulf of Gabes is …

Methods.—Tunisia has approximately 1250 km of coastline, of which 400 km is sandy
beaches. A third of the coastline is located in the western basin of the Mediterranean Sea …