Foraging ecology of Mediterranean juvenile loggerhead turtles: insights from C and N stable isotope ratios
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DOI: 10.1007/s00227-020-3647-5
Abstract: Bycatch is one of the key threats to juvenile marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea. As fishing methods are regional or habitat specific, the susceptibility of marine turtles may differ according to inter- and intra-population… read more here.
Keywords: juvenile loggerhead; size; isotope ratios; foraging ecology ... See more keywords
Blood analytes of oceanic-juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from Azorean waters: reference intervals, size-relevant correlations and comparisons to neritic loggerheads from western Atlantic coastal waters
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coy006
Abstract: This study reports reference intervals and correlations of blood analytes of oceanic-juvenile loggerhead sea turtles from Azorean waters with body size and comparison of data to neritic loggerheads from the US Atlantic coast. The observed… read more here.
Keywords: blood analytes; reference intervals; analytes oceanic; juvenile loggerhead ... See more keywords
Effective mydriasis in juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) following topical administration of rocuronium bromide and 10% phenylephrine.
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DOI: 10.1111/vop.12681
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To determine the combined mydriatic effects of topical rocuronium bromide and phenylephrine in juvenile loggerhead turtles and identify any adverse effects associated with treatment. ANIMALS STUDIED Eleven juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). PROCEDURES Four… read more here.
Keywords: loggerhead turtles; juvenile loggerhead; bromide phenylephrine; rocuronium bromide ... See more keywords
The use of mesoscale eddies by juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the southwestern Atlantic
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172839
Abstract: Marine animals, such as turtles, seabirds and pelagic fishes, are observed to travel and congregate around eddies in the open ocean. Mesoscale eddies, large swirling ocean vortices with radius scales of approximately 50–100 km, provide… read more here.
Keywords: sea turtles; juvenile loggerhead; loggerhead sea; mesoscale eddies ... See more keywords