Plastic debris is now ubiquitous in the marine environment affecting a wide range of taxa,
from microscopic zooplankton to large vertebrates. Its persistence and dispersal throughout …

We report an arrangement on the effect of anthropogenic litter on marine and estuarine
reptiles, checking for evidence about different types of impact (ingestion vs. entanglement) …

The marine debris ingested by megafauna species (Trichiurus lepturus, Chelonia mydas,
Pontoporia blainvillei, and Sotalia guianensis) was recorded in a coastal area of …

Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are critically endangered, primarily threatened
by the overharvesting of eggs, fisheries entanglement, and coastal development. The Pacific …

Sea turtle species have life cycles that have common features such as oviparity, nesting on
sandy beaches, growing as juveniles in surface waters and moving to foraging grounds …

Geophagy is the consumption of hard objects with no caloric value (eg soil, sand, sediment)
called gastroliths. This behaviour is widespread in animals, and among reptiles, geophagy …

Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are capital breeders that accumulate blubber
(33 kJ g− 1 wet mass) by hyperphagia on a gelatinous diet at high latitudes; they breed in …

Leatherback sea turtles are globally distributed and endangered throughout their range.
There are limited data available on disease in this species. Initial observations of solitary …

Atlantic leatherback turtles are faced with multiple threats, such as ship strikes, pollution and
predation, throughout their annual migratory routes in the Northwest (NW) Atlantic. The risks …

Bones represent a family of biological materials with complex, hierarchically organized
architecture. These diverse mineralized structures are excellently adapted to the variety of …