Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

P Casale, AC Broderick, JA Camiñas… - Endangered species …, 2018 - int-res.com
The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

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 …

Global sea turtle conservation successes

AD Mazaris, G Schofield, C Gkazinou… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
We document a tendency for published estimates of population size in sea turtles to be
increasing rather than decreasing across the globe. To examine the population status of the …

Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century

M Hamann, MH Godfrey, JA Seminoff, K Arthur… - Endangered species …, 2010 - int-res.com
Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid
population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non …

[HTML][HTML] Nesting range expansion of loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean: Phenology, spatial distribution, and conservation implications

S Hochscheid, F Maffucci, E Abella, MN Bradai… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming is affecting habitat quality and availability on our planet and some species
are predicted or are by now changing their distribution range. Here we show that …

Phenotypically linked dichotomy in sea turtle foraging requires multiple conservation approaches

LA Hawkes, AC Broderick, MS Coyne, MH Godfrey… - Current Biology, 2006 - cell.com
Marine turtles undergo dramatic ontogenic changes in body size and behavior, with the
loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, typically switching from an initial oceanic juvenile …

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 …

Breeding periodicity for male sea turtles, operational sex ratios, and implications in the face of climate change

GC Hays, S Fossette, KA Katselidis… - Conservation …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Species that have temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD) often produce highly
skewed offspring sex ratios contrary to long‐standing theoretical predictions. This ecological …

Different male vs. female breeding periodicity helps mitigate offspring sex ratio skews in sea turtles

GC Hays, AD Mazaris, G Schofield - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The implications of climate change for global biodiversity may be profound with those
species with little capacity for adaptation being thought to be particularly vulnerable to …

Global patterns for upper ceilings on migration distance in sea turtles and comparisons with fish, birds and mammals

GC Hays, R Scott - Functional Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Some animals migrate huge distances in search of resources with locomotory mode
(flying/swimming/walking) thought to drive the upper ceilings on migration distance. Yet in …