The complex processes involved with animal migration have long been a subject of biological interest, and broad-scale movement patterns of many marine turtle populations still remain unresolved. While it is widely accepted that once marine turtles reach sexual maturity they home to natal areas for nesting or reproduction, the role of philopatry to natal areas during other life stages has receiv...

The hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, is an endangered species of the Caribbean Colombian coast due to anthropic and natural factors that have decreased their population levels. Little is known about the genes that are involved in their immune system, sex determination, aging and others important functions. The data generated represents RNA sequencing and the first de-novo assembly ...

Albinism is a genetic disorder in which there defect melanin production, pigment gives color to the skin, hair and eyes. This congenital malformation can also occur sea turtles, although it not fatal, but reduces their chances of survival natural environment. Even so, are still no reports its occurrence Eretmochelys imbricata, species known as hawksbill turtle or legitimate turtle, with wide di...

Elucidating spatio-temporal movements of animals is an integral component of wildlife conservation and protected species management. Between 2008 and 2010 we satellite tracked 15 adult female hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata in the eastern Pacific Ocean to evaluate their movement behavior and to guide management and conservation efforts of this highly endangered population. Movements an...

The first costal scute (C 1) collected from 2, 749 hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) captured in Cuban waters in 1993 and 1994 were analyzed to determine their body size and age distributions. The C 1 width (C 1 W) was converted to the straight carapace length (SCL) using a formula, SCL = 4.3527 (C 1 W)0.8484, to examine its body size distribution. The SCL ranged from 51.3 to 96.1 cm wi...

El objetivo de esta investigación es presentar la ocurrencia Styphlotrema solitaria Looss, 1899 en las tortugas marinas especie Eretmochelys imbricata Linnaeus 1758 encontradas el litoral Norte del Estado São Paulo, Brasil. Apenas nueve especímenes fueron encontrados los hospederos analizados correspondiendo a una intensidad media 4,5. Desde año 2002, 14 ejemplares E. provenientes misma región ...