Plesiochorus irwinorum n. sp. (Trematoda: Gorgoderidae) from the urinary bladder of the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata (Testudines: Cheloniidae), off the east coast of Australia.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11230-022-10038-4
Abstract: Plesiochorus Looss, 1901 is a genus of Gorgoderidae infecting the urinary bladders of marine turtles globally. Currently, just two morphologically similar species are recognised, Plesiochorus cymbiformis (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 and Plesiochorus elongatus Pigulevsky, 1953,… read more here.
Keywords: plesiochorus irwinorum; eretmochelys imbricata; gorgoderidae; plesiochorus ... See more keywords
Foraging ecology of critically endangered Eastern Pacific hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Gulf of California, Mexico.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105532
Abstract: The Eastern Pacific hawksbill sea turtle population is one of the most endangered of all sea turtle species. Here, we examine the foraging ecology of 47 hawksbill turtles (40.5-90.3 cm CCL, mean = 54.1 ± 10.1 cm) around Isla San José,… read more here.
Keywords: pacific hawksbill; hawksbill sea; hawksbill; eastern pacific ... See more keywords
Non-random mating within an Island rookery of Hawaiian hawksbill turtles: demographic discontinuity at a small coastline scale
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221547
Abstract: Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Hawaiian archipelago form a small and genetically isolated population, consisting of only a few tens of individuals breeding annually. Most females nest on the island of Hawai'i, but… read more here.
Keywords: random mating; hawksbill turtles; hawksbill; non random ... See more keywords