Population genetics and phylogeography of sea turtles

BW Bowen, SA Karl - Molecular ecology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The seven species of sea turtles occupy a diversity of niches, and have a history tracing
back over 100 million years, yet all share basic life‐history features, including exceptional …

Vulnerability of marine turtles to climate change

ES Poloczanska, CJ Limpus, GC Hays - Advances in marine biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Marine turtles are generally viewed as vulnerable to climate change because of the role that
temperature plays in the sex determination of embryos, their long life history, long age-to …

Status review of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) under the Engangered Species Act

JA Seminoff, CD Allen, GH Balazs, PH Dutton, T Eguchi… - 2015 - repository.library.noaa.gov
The Green Turtle Status Review Team (SRT) has undertaken a review consistent with
section 4 (a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), using the best available scientific …

Evidence from genetic and Lagrangian drifter data for transatlantic transport of small juvenile green turtles

C Monzón‐Argüello, LF López‐Jurado… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim A key life‐history component for many animals is the need for movement between
different geographical locations at particular times. Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings …

Molecular genetics of sea turtles

MP Jensen, NN FitzSimmons, PH Dutton… - The biology of sea …, 2013 - books.google.com
Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles (Lutz and Musick, 1997), studies using
molecular techniques to address a variety of questions about sea turtle biology and life …

Unravelling migratory connectivity in marine turtles using multiple methods

BJ Godley, C Barbosa, M Bruford… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive knowledge of the fundamental spatial ecology of marine species is critical
to allow the identification of key habitats and the likely sources of anthropogenic threats, thus …

Population structure and conservation implications for the loggerhead sea turtle of the Cape Verde Islands

C Monzón-Argüello, C Rico, E Naro-Maciel… - Conservation …, 2010 - Springer
Abstract The Cape Verde Islands harbour the second largest nesting aggregation of the
globally endangered loggerhead sea turtle in the Atlantic. To characterize the unknown …

Turtle groups or turtle soup: dispersal patterns of hawksbill turtles in the Caribbean

JM Blumenthal, FA Abreu‐Grobois, TJ Austin… - Molecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Despite intense interest in conservation of marine turtles, spatial ecology during the oceanic
juvenile phase remains relatively unknown. Here, we used mixed stock analysis and …

The interplay of homing and dispersal in green turtles: a focus on the southwestern Atlantic

E Naro-Maciel, ACV Bondioli, M Martin… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Current understanding of spatial ecology is insufficient in many threatened marine species,
failing to provide a solid basis for conservation and management. To address this issue for …

Satellite-tracking of female loggerhead turtles highlights fidelity behavior in northeastern Brazil

MÂ Marcovaldi, GG Lopez, LS Soares… - Endangered Species …, 2010 - int-res.com
We studied inter-and postnesting movements in the major loggerhead Caretta caretta
nesting population in Brazil. Ten breeding females were satellite-tracked from nesting …