Harnessing genomic technologies for one health solutions in the tropics

A Calcino, I Cooke, P Cowman, M Higgie… - Globalization and …, 2024 - Springer
Background The targeted application of cutting-edge high-throughput molecular data
technologies provides an enormous opportunity to address key health, economic and …

Marine turtle regional management units 2.0: an updated framework for conservation and research of wide-ranging megafauna species

BP Wallace, ZA Posnik, BJ Hurley… - Endangered Species …, 2023 - int-res.com
Delineating spatial boundaries that accurately encompass complex, often cryptic, life
histories of highly migratory marine megafauna can be a significant conservation challenge …

Optimising sample sizes for animal distribution analysis using tracking data

T Shimada, M Thums, M Hamann… - Methods in Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Knowledge of the spatial distribution of populations is fundamental to management
plans for any species. When tracking data are used to describe distributions, it is sometimes …

Global phylogeography of ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys spp.): evolution, demography, connectivity, and conservation

ST Vilaça, AT Hahn, E Naro-Maciel… - Conservation …, 2022 - Springer
Globally distributed marine taxa are well suited for investigations of biogeographic impacts
on genetic diversity, connectivity, and population demography. The sea turtle genus …

Variation in thermal traits describing sex determination and development in Western Australian sea turtle populations

BP Bentley, JL Stubbs, SD Whiting… - Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Both the development rate and sex of sea turtle embryos depend on incubation temperature,
as all species of sea turtle are ectotherms and show temperature‐dependent sex …

Identifying impactful sea turtle conservation strategies: a mismatch between most influential and most readily manageable life-stages

SA Richards, C Cvitanovic, M Dunlop… - Endangered Species …, 2024 - int-res.com
Sea turtles worldwide face a range of threats including sea level rise and warming
associated with climate change, predation by invasive species, plastic and light pollution …

Vulnerability of sea turtle nesting sites to erosion and inundation: A decision support framework to maximize conservation

M Gammon, S Whiting, S Fossette - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sandy beaches provide essential nesting habitats for sea turtles but are threatened globally
by a rapidly changing climate. Identifying which nesting sites are at the greatest risk from …

Age-specific growth and maturity estimates for the flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) by skeletochronology

CN Turner Tomaszewicz, L Avens, JA Seminoff… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
To address a major knowledge gap for flatback sea turtles (Natator depressus), a species
endemic to Australia and considered 'Data Deficient'for IUCN Red List assessment, we …

Predicting core areas of flatback turtle hatchlings and potential exposure to threats

P Wilson, C Pattiaratchi, S Whiting, LC Ferreira… - Endangered Species …, 2023 - int-res.com
The lack of data on distribution of juvenile marine species can limit conservation efforts. As
hatchlings, marine turtles are too small to track using satellite telemetry, so their at-sea …

Mitochondrial DNA profiling to combat the illegal trade in tortoiseshell products

EL LaCasella, MP Jensen, CA Madden Hof… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are exploited for their beautiful shell known as
tortoiseshell or bekko, making them extremely vulnerable in the illegal global trade of …