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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Loggerhead sea turtles"”.
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Development and application of a multistate model to the northern subpopulation of loggerhead sea turtles
Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and are protected both on nesting beaches and in United States waters. Loggerhead sea turtles are long-lived species and are most easily studied on the beaches during the nesting season. Bald Head …
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Nesting Behavior, Growth Rates, and Size Distribution of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta Caretta) on Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge: An Evaluation of Recruitment In Georgia
An eight year study of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) was conducted on Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge (BLB NWR). A 3 month in-water survey also was conducted in 2008 along the coast of Georgia and Northern Florida. The nesting trends on BLB NWR were evaluated to provide …
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Variation in Egg Components: A Study of Maternal Investment and Resource Partitioning in the Nesting Loggerhead Sea Turtle; Estimating Genic Variation and Mapping Genetic Lineage of a Rare Captive Helodermatid Population: <em>Heloderma Horridum Charlesbogerti</em>
<p>Loggerhead sea turtles have the highest egg yields of any oviparous non-avian reptiles. Blood urea nitrogen levels increased as the season progressed while total blood albumen and total protein levels decreased. Wet egg mass (H = 1.7719 df = 2 p = 0.0375*) and albumen mass (H = 6.0507 df = 2 p = …
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Reproductive success of sea turtles nesting on Wabasso Beach, East-Central Florida
During the summers of 1988 and 1989, nests of 528 loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), 27 green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), and 1 leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) were monitored on Wabasso Beach in Indian River County, Florida. Two hundred and forty four of the loggerhead and 2 …