Hawksbill turtles are considered Critically Endangered. An understanding of how nest microenvironment (moisture and temperature) maternal characteristics can influence embryonic development, hatching success, phenotype, hatchling performance is needed to ensure effective conservation management. We undertook controlled egg incubations at different temperatures relative humidities. Additionally,...

Hawksbill turtles ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) are exploited for their beautiful shell known as tortoiseshell or bekko, making them extremely vulnerable in the illegal global trade of products. In this study, we developed an effective, standardized method using a commercially available kit to extract DNA and obtain informative mitochondrial (mtDNA) control region sequences (~800 bp) from hawksbil...

This article analyzed Cuban research on sea turtles from a thematic and bibliometric perspective. has been mixed investigation in which content analysis techniques were applied. The Google Scholar database was used to retrieve documents. authors with the highest productivity those Fisheries Research Center (Cuba). areas most studied were: Studies nesting (41%) Conservation management (25.6%). s...

Thirteen species of reptiles are recorded from the Hall Islands, all but two sea turtles for the first time. None of the 11 species of lizards (six geckos, five skinks) is endemic, and most are widely distributed throughout Micronesia and often well beyond. Emoia boettgeri has the most limited range, which extends from Chuuk State in the central Caroline Islands eastward to the Marshall Islands...

Because species respond differently to habitat boundaries and spatial overlap affects encounter rates, edge responses should be strong determinants of spatial patterns of species interactions. In the Caribbean, mongooses (Herpestes javanicus) prey on hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) eggs. Turtles nest in both open sand and vegetation patches, with a peak in nest abundance near the ...

BACKGROUND Marine turtles of all species are capable of being toxic. On 17 October 2010, health authorities in the Federated States of Micronesia were notified of the sudden death of three children and the sickening of approximately 20 other people on Murilo Atoll in Chuuk State. The illnesses were suspected to be the result of mass consumption of a hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). An...

Five sea turtle species, all globally threatened, are found in southern Mozambican waters. Illegal hunting of foraging turtles, nest raiding and modification of coastal habitat are assumed to affect local sea turtle populations, but a lack of capacity and resource constraints hamper monitoring and compliance activities. Enlisting the recreational SCUBA diving community to report sea turtle sigh...

Marine turtle lungs have multiple functions including respiration, oxygen storage and buoyancy regulation, so lung size is an important indicator of dive performance. We determined maximum lung volumes (V(L)) for 30 individuals from three species (Caretta caretta n=13; Eretmochelys imbricata n=12; Natator depressus n=5) across a range of body masses (M(b)): 0.9 to 46 kg. V(L) was 114 ml kg(-1) ...

Permasalahan bidang pengelolaan ruang laut masih banyak yang perlu diangkat dan diperbaiki demi terwujudnya bangsa Indonesia sebagai poros maritim dunia. Salah satu permasalahan pembenahan pengembangan adalah terkait upaya konservasi penyu di wilayah Indonesia. Teluk Majene terletak tengah kota tentunya akan sangat mempengaruhi keberadaan eksistem Laut termasuk Biota Penyu. Keberadaan ekosistem...