Marine turtles migrate across long distances, exhibit complex life histories, and occupy
habitats that are difficult to observe. These factors present substantial challenges to …

6 Molecular Genetics Page 155 6 Molecular Genetics CONTENTS 6.1 of Sea Turtles
Michael P. Jensen, Nancy N. FitzSimmons, and Peter H. Dutton Introduction …

This study presents a comprehensive genetic analysis of stock structure for leatherback
turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), combining 17 microsatellite loci and 763 bp of the mtDNA …

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 …

Sea turtles present a model for the potential impacts of climate change on imperiled species,
with projected warming generating concern about their persistence. Various sea turtle life …

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) populations have experienced global decline
because of a history of intense commercial exploitation for shell and stuffed taxidermied …

Abstract The Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) is an umbrella species in the South China
Sea, a Chinese national first-level protected wild animal, and the only sea turtle that nests in …

Globally distributed marine taxa are well suited for investigations of biogeographic impacts
on genetic diversity, connectivity, and population demography. The sea turtle genus …

The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) foraging aggregation along the Texas coast has
increased dramatically in recent years, but the source populations for these turtles have not …

For many species, climate oscillations drove cycles of population contraction during cool
glacial periods followed by expansion during interglacials. Some groups, however, show …