The leatherback sea turtle is unique among chelonians for having a soft skin which covers
its osteoderms. The osteoderm is composed of bony plates that are interconnected with …

Leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, undertake broad oceanic movements while
traveling between breeding and foraging areas. While satellite telemetry has been used to …

Here we report high-latitude stable isotope compositions of Maastrichtian fossil fish and
marine reptiles (mainly mosasaurs) from Antarctica (64° S paleolatitude) and compare them …

Remote tracking of migratory species and statistical modeling of behaviors have enabled
identification of areas that are of high ecological value to these widely distributed taxa …

Adult leatherback turtles are gigantothermic/endothermic when foraging in cool temperate
waters, maintaining a core body temperature within the main body cavity of ca. 25° C despite …

Measuring the heart rate of sea turtles is important for understanding their physiological
adaptations to the environment. Non-invasive methods to measure the electrocardiogram …

In the present study we developed a trophic model (ECOPATH with ECOSIM), to describe
the structure and functioning of Bahía Magdalena estuarine ecosystem. The model …

Adult leatherbacks are large animals (300–500 kg), overlap** in size with marine
pinniped and cetacean species. Unlike marine mammals, they start their aquatic life as 40 …

Heart rate measurement is an essential method for evaluating the physiological status of air-
breathing diving animals. However, owing to technical difficulties, many marine animals …

The leatherback turtle regularly undertakes deep dives and has been recorded attaining
depths in excess of 1200 m. Its trachea is an almost solid, elliptical-section tube of …