Mercury and Organochlorine Pesticides in Tissues of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) Stranded Along the Southwestern Mediterranean Coastline (Andalusia, Spain)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-02822-z
Abstract: Nineteen loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) stranded along the southwestern Mediterranean coastline (Andalusia) were used in this study. A total of 68 samples of fat (n = 18), liver (n = 15), kidney (n = 13), pectoral muscle (n = 19), and brain… read more here.
Keywords: caretta stranded; caretta caretta; sea turtles; loggerhead sea ... See more keywords
Characterizing sex ratios of sea turtle populations: A Bayesian mixture modeling approach applied to juvenile loggerheads (Caretta caretta)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2018.03.006
Abstract: Abstract Sex ratio is fundamental to the demography of animal populations. For sea turtles, the operational sex ratio (i.e., that of breeding adults) can be inferred from juvenile sex ratio. In this study, we characterize… read more here.
Keywords: mixture; sex; sex ratio; caretta caretta ... See more keywords
Detection of multi-drug resistance and AmpC β-lactamase/extended-spectrum β-lactamase genes in bacterial isolates of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Mediterranean Sea.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112015
Abstract: Sea turtles are useful sentinels to monitor the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the marine coastal ecosystems. Forty Gram negative bacteria were isolated from wounds of 52 injured Caretta caretta, living in the Mediterranean… read more here.
Keywords: caretta caretta; sea turtles; sea; resistance ... See more keywords
Faecal bacterial communities from Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta).
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DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12683
Abstract: The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is the most widespread sea turtle species in the Mediterranean Sea and a relevant pollution 'flagship species'. Here, we profiled the faecal microbiota from 29 C. caretta from a… read more here.
Keywords: microbiota; caretta caretta; sea turtles; sea ... See more keywords
First data on microflora of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nests from the coastlines of Sicily (Italy).
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DOI: 10.1242/bio.045252
Abstract: Caretta caretta is threatened by many dangers in the Mediterranean basin, but most are human related. The purpose of this research were: i) to investigate microflora in samples from six loggerhead sea turtle nests located… read more here.
Keywords: caretta caretta; caretta; sea; sea turtle ... See more keywords
COMPARISON OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT USING REBOUND AND APPLANATION TONOMETRY IN LOGGERHEAD (CARETTA CARETTA) SEA TURTLES
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DOI: 10.1638/2020-0070
Abstract: Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate intraocular pressure (IOP) estimates in healthy eyes of Caretta caretta using rebound tonometry in comparison with applanation tonometry. Twenty-three healthy C. caretta (housed at the Marine Turtle Research Center)… read more here.
Keywords: applanation; intraocular pressure; caretta caretta; caretta ... See more keywords
A Novel Ex Vivo Approach Based on Proteomics and Biomarkers to Evaluate the Effects of Chrysene, MEHP, and PBDE-47 on Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta)
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074369
Abstract: The principal aim of the present study was to develop and apply novel ex vivo tests as an alternative to cell cultures able to evaluate the possible effects of emerging and legacy contaminants in Caretta… read more here.
Keywords: chrysene mehp; caretta caretta; loggerhead sea; mehp pbde ... See more keywords