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Preliminary data on the occurrence of marine turtles in the Laje de Santos Marine State Park (SP, Brazil)
(2017-10-01)
Although marine turtles have always been observed by divers, there are few scientific works on marine turtles in the Laje de Santos Marine State Park (PEMLS). Diurnal (bimonthly) and nocturnal (biannual) surveys were ...
Checklist of sea turtles endohelminth in Neotropical region
(2016-09-01)
This paper presents a list of parasites described in sea turtles from the Neotropical region. Through the review of literature the occurrence of 79 taxa of helminthes parasites were observed, mostly consisting of the Phylum ...
Oldest known marine turtle? A new protostegid from the Lower Cretaceous of Colomb
Recent studies suggested that many fossil marine turtles might not be closely related to extant marine turtles (Chelonioidea). The uncertainty surrounding the origin and phylogenetic position of fossil marine turtles impacts ...
Oldest known marine turtle?: A new protostegid from the Lower Cretaceous of Colombia
ecent studies suggested that many fossil marine turtles might not be closely related to extant marine turtles (Chelonioidea). The uncertainty surrounding the origin and phylogenetic position of fossil marine turtles impacts ...
Impact of jaguar Panthera onca(Carnívora: Felidae) predation on marine turtle populations in Tortuguero, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2015)
Is Amphiorchis (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) an exclusive parasite of sea turtles?
(Versita, 2019-01)
The side-necked turtle Hydromedusa tectifera commonly inhabits the tributary streams of the Rio de La Plata and occasionally is found in brackish waters within the estuary of the Rio de La Plata. Few studies have been ...
Filling the gaps in sea turtle research and conservation in the region where it began: Latin AmericaFilling the gaps in sea turtle research and conservation in the region where it began: Latin America
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2017)
Description of mtDNA Markers of Loggerhead Marine Turtles from Caribbean Colombia
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) occurs throughout tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Bolten & Witherington 2003). Once considered to be a nesting population of ~500 females, currently the loggerhead ...
Hawksbill turtles visit moustached barbers: cleaning symbiosis between eretmochelys imbricata and the shrimp stenopus hispidus
(Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP, 2004)
A gravid fossil turtle from the Early Cretaceous reveals a different egg development strategy to that of extant marine turtles
Extant sea turtles develop and lay pliable (flexible) eggs; however, it is unknown whether they inherited this reproductive strategy from their closer fossil relatives or if it represents an evolutionary novelty. Here, we ...