Prevalence of polygyny in a critically endangered marine turtle population
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2018.06.004
Abstract: Abstract Genetic analyses of nuclear DNA (e.g., microsatellites) are a primary tool for investigating mating systems in reptiles, particularly marine turtles. Whereas studies over the past two decades have demonstrated that polyandry (i.e., females mating… read more here.
Keywords: polygyny; marine turtles; prevalence polygyny; critically endangered ... See more keywords
Two decades of community-based conservation yield valuable insights into marine turtle nesting ecology
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605323001011
Abstract: Abstract For the Western Indian Ocean region, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding marine turtle nesting on the continental coast of East Africa. Here we present results from a long-term (2000–2020) community-based monitoring programme… read more here.
Keywords: marine turtle; conservation; turtle nesting; national park ... See more keywords
The Ontological Choreography of Conservation Practice at a Marine Turtle Rookery in India
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DOI: 10.4103/cs.cs_8_24
Abstract: The Rushikulya beach in eastern India is considered to be an important rookery (nesting site) for a species of migratory marine turtle, the olive ridleys Lepidochelys olivacea, because it is one of a handful of… read more here.
Keywords: marine turtle; ontological choreography; rookery; india ... See more keywords