Postmortem investigations on leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) stranded in the Canary Islands (Spain) (1998-2017): Evidence of anthropogenic impacts.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112340
Abstract: Opportunities for postmortem studies on leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are infrequent due to their predominantly pelagic life history. In this study, the pathological findings and causes of mortality of 13 leatherback turtles stranded in… read more here.
Keywords: turtles dermochelys; stranded canary; leatherback sea; sea turtles ... See more keywords
Discovery of chemosynthesis-based association on the Cretaceous basal leatherback sea turtle from Japan
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DOI: 10.4202/app.00405.2017
Abstract: We report a Late Cretaceous chemosynthetic community fueled by decomposing basal leatherback sea turtle on the ocean floor in the western Pacific. The fossil association representing this community has been recovered from the matrix of… read more here.
Keywords: leatherback sea; sea; late cretaceous; sea turtle ... See more keywords