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AGUILAR, R.F. 2006. Book Review: Sea Turtles: A complete guide to their biology, behavior, and conservation. by J.R. Spotila. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37: 82. Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum, 5701 East 36th Street North, Tulsa, OK 74115, USA.

AKESSON, S. & A. HEDENSTROM. 2007. How migrants get there: Migratory performance and orientation. Bioscience 57: 123-33. S. Akesson, Lund Univ, Dept Ecol, Anim Ecol Sect, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden. (E-mail: susanne.akesson@zooekol.lu.se)

ALKINDI, A.Y.A., I.Y. MAHMOUD & A.A. AL-HABSI. 2006. Circulating steroid, catecholamine, lactate, and glucose levels in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas at Ras Al-Hadd Reserve, Oman. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Comparative Experimental Biology 305A: 107. Meeting Abstract. A. Alkindi, Sultan Qaboos Univ, Al Khoud, Oman. (E-mail: aakindy@squ.edu.om)

ALMEIDA, A. DE P. & S.L. MENDES. 2007. An analysis of the role of local fishermen in the conservation of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) in Pontal do Ipiranga, Linhares, ES, Brazil. Biological Conservation 134: 106-12. A. Almeida, Reserva Biol Comboios, Projeto TAMAR IBAMA, Caixa Postal 105, BR-29900970 Linhares, ES Brazil. (E-mail: tonim@tamar.org.br)

BADILLO, F.J., L. PUIG, F.E. MONTERO, J.A. RAGA & F.J. AZNAR. 2007. Diet of Balaenophilus spp. (Copepoda : Harpacticoida): feeding on keratin at sea? Marine Biology 151: 751-58. F. J. Aznar, Univ Valencia, Marine Zool Unit, Cavanilles Inst Biodivers & Evolutionary Biol, POB 22085, Valencia 46071, Spain. (E-mail: francisco.aznar@uv.es)

BAEZ, J.C., R. REAL & J.A. CAMINAS. 2007. Differential distribution within longline transects of loggerhead turtles and swordfish captured by the Spanish Mediterranean surface longline fishery. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87: 801-803. R. Real, Dept. of Animal Biology, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain. (E-mail: rrgimenez@uma.es)

BELL, C.D.L., J.L. SOLOMON, J.M. BLUMENTHAL, T.J. AUSTIN, G. EBANKS-PETRIE, A.C. BRODERICK & B.J. GODLEY. 2007. Monitoring and conservation of critically reduced marine turtle nesting populations: lessons from the Cayman Islands. Animal Conservation 10: 39-47. C.D. Bell, Marine Turtle Research Group, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Univ. Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn TR10 9E2, UK. (E-mail: cbell@seaturtle.org)

BOLKER, B., T. OKUYAMA, K.A. BJORNDAL & A.B. BOLTEN. 2007. Incorporating multiple mixed stocks in mixed stock analysis: “many-to-many” analyses. Molecular Ecology 16: 685-95. B. Bolker, Dept. of Zoology, P.O. Box 118525, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. (E-mail: bolker@zoo.ufl.edu)

BRADSHAW, C.J.A., C.R. MCMAHON & G.C. HAYS. 2007. Behavioral inference of diving metabolic rate in free-ranging leatherback turtles. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80: 209-19. C.J.A. Bradshaw, Charles Darwin Univ., Sch Environm Research, Inst Adv Studies, Darwin, NT 0909 Australia. (E-mail: corey.bradshaw@cdu.edu.au)

CASAL, A.B. & J. OROS. 2007. Morphologic and cytochemical characteristics of blood cells of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Research in Veterinary Science 82: 158-65. J. Oros, ULPGC, Fac Vet, Unit Histol & Pathol, Dept Morphol, Trasmontana S-N, Las Palmas Gran Canaria 35416, Spain. (E-mail: joros@dmor.ulpgc.es)

CHALOUPKA, M. & G.H. BALAZS. 2007. Using Bayesian state-space modelling to assess the recovery and harvest potential of the Hawaiian green sea turtle stock. Ecological Modelling 205: 93-109. M. Chaloupka, Ecological Modelling Services Pty Ltd, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4067, PO Box 6150, Australia. (E-mail: m.chaloupka@uq.edu.au)

CHOUDHURY, B.C. & K. SHANKER, Eds. 2006. Marine Turtles of the Indian Subcontinent. Orient Longman Pvt. Ltd., Delhi. 418pp. (E-mail: info@akhilbooks.com)

DEEM, S.L., E.S. DIERENFELD, G.P. SOUNGUET, A.R. ALLEMAN, C. CRAY, R.H. POPENGA, T.M. NORTON & W.B. KARESH. 2006. Blood values in free-ranging nesting leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) on the coast of the Republic of Gabon. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37: 464-71. S. Deem, Field Veterinary Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, New York, NY 10460, USA. (E-mail: deems@si.edu)

FOALE, S. 2006. The intersection of scientific and indigenous ecological knowledge in coastal Melanesia: implications for contemporary marine resource management. International Social Science Journal 58: 129-137 (E-mail: simon.foale@anu.edu.au)

FUENTES, M.M.P.B., I.R. LAWLER & E. GYURIS. 2006. Dietary preferences of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on a tropical reef flat at green island, Queensland, Australia. Wildlife Research 33: 671-678. (E-mail: mariana.fuentes@jcu.edu.au)

GLENN, E.P., P.L. NAGLER, R.C. BRUSCA & O. HINOJOSA-HUERTA. 2006. Coastal wetlands of the northern Gulf of California: inventory and conservation status. Aquatic Conservation - Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 16: 5-28. E. Glenn, Environm Res Lab, 2601 E Airport Dr, Tucson, AZ 85706, USA. (E-mail: eglenn@ag.arizona.edu)

HANNAN, L.B., J.D. ROTH, L.M. EHRHART & J.F. WEISHAMPEL. 2007. Dune vegetation fertilization by nesting sea turtles. Ecology 88: 1053-58. J. Weishampel, Dept. of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2368, USA. (E-mail: jweisham@mail.ucf.edu)

HAWKES, L.A., A.C. BRODERICK, M.H. GODFREY & B.J. GODLEY. 2007. Investigating the potential impacts of climate change on a marine turtle population. Global Change Biology 13: 923-932. B. Godley, Marine Turtle Research Group, School of Biosciences, Univ. of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn TR10 9EZ, UK. (E-mail: bgodley@seaturtle.org)

HAYS, G.C., G.J. MARSHALL & J.A. SEMINOFF. 2007. Flipper beat frequency and amplitude changes in diving green turtles, Chelonia mydas. Marine Biology 150: 1003-1009. G. Hays, Univ. of Wales Swansea, Inst Environm Sustainability, Swansea SA2 8PP, W Glam Wales, UK. (E-mail: g.hays@swan.ac.uk)

KAKIZOE, Y., K. SAKAOKA, F. KAKIZOE, M. YOSHII, H. NAKAMURA, Y. KANOU & I. UCHIDA. 2007. Successive changes of hematologic characteristics and plasma chemistry values of juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 38: 77-84. Y. Kakizoe, Port Nagoya Publ Aquarium, Minato Ku, 1-3,Minato Machi, Nagoya, Aichi 4550033 Japan

KATILMIS, Y. & R. URHAN. 2007. Physical factors influencing Muscidae and Pimelia sp (Tenebrionidae) infestation of Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) nests on Dalaman Beach, Turkey. Journal of Natural History 41: 213-18. Y. Katilmis, Pamukkale Univ, Fac Arts & Sci, Dept Biol, POB 286, Denizli, Turkey. (E-mail: ykatilmis@pamukkale.edu.tr)

KATILMIS, Y., R. URHAN, Y. KASKA & E. BASKALE. 2006. Invertebrate infestation on eggs and hatchlings of the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, in Dalaman, Turkey. Biodiversity and Conservation 15: 3721-30. (Address as above)

KÜYÜK, K.E., W.J. NICHOLS & C.R. TAMBIAH. 2006. The value of local knowledge in sea turtle conservation: A case from Baja California, Mexico. Eds. N. Haggan, B. Neis & I.G. Baird. UNESCO, 2006, Fishers’ Knowledge in Fisheries Science and Management. Coastal Management Sourcebooks 4. UNESCO: Paris, 437 Pp. 313-28. W.J. Nichols, The Ocean Conservancy, P.O. Box 324, Davenport, CA 95017, USA. (E-mail: wallacejnichols@mac.com)

LESSER, M.P. 2006. Benthic-pelagic coupling on coral reefs: Feeding and growth of Caribbean sponges. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 328: 277-88. Univ. of New Hampshire, Dept. of Zoology, Durham, NH 03824, USA. (E-mail: mpl@cisunix.unh.edu)

LEWISON, R.I. & L.B. CROWDER. 2007. Putting longline bycatch of sea turtles into perspective. Conservation Biology 21: 79-86. R. Lewison, San Diego State Univ., Dept. of Biology, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182 USA. (E-mail: rlewison@sciences.sdsu.edu)

LOHMANN, K J. 2007. Sea turtles: Navigating with magnetism. Current Biology 17: R102-R104. Univ. of N. Carolina, Dept. of Biology, CB 3280, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. (E-mail: klohmann@email.unc.edu)

LORNE, J.K., and M. SALMON. 2007. Effects of exposure to artificial lighting on orientation of hatchling sea turtles on the beach and in the ocean. Endangered Species Research 3: 23-30. M. Salmon, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Box 3091, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991, USA. (E-mail: salmon@fau.edu)

LUSCHI, P., S. BENHAMOU, C. GIRARD, S. CICCIONE, D. ROOS, J. SUDRE, and S. BENVENUTI. 2007. Marine turtles use geomagnetic cues during open-sea homing. Current Biology 17: 126-133. P. Luschi, Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Biol, Via A Volta 6, I-56126 Pisa, Italy. (E-mail: pluschi@biologia.unipi.it)

MATHGER, L.M., L. LITHERLAND & K.A. FRITSCHES. 2007. An anatomical study of the visual capabilities of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas. Copeia 2007: 169-179. L. Mathger, Marine Resources Ctr, Marine Biol Lab, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA. (E-mail: lmathger@mbl.edu)

MCMAHON, C.R., C.J.A. BRADSHAW & G.C. HAYS. 2006. Satellite tracking reveals unusual diving characteristics for a marine reptile, the olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 329: 239-52. C. J. A. Bradshaw, Univ Coll Swansea, Inst Environm Sustainability, Dept Biol Science, Singleton Pk, Swansea SA2 8PP, W. Glam Wales, UK. (E-mail: corey.bradshaw@cdu.edu.au)

MORAN, K.L. & K.A. BJORNDAL. 2007. Simulated green turtle grazing affects nutrient composition of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. Marine Biology 150: 1083-92. K. Bjorndal, Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, P.O.Box 118525, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA. (E-mail: kab@zoology.ufl.edu)

MORGAN, R.C. 2007. Property of spirits: Hereditary and global value of sea turtles in Fiji. Human Organization 66: 60-68. Univ Victoria, Dept Pacific & Asian Studies, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 Canada. (E-mail: rcmorgan@uvic.ca)

NAKATA, F., K. KUROYANAGI, N. KAMEZAKI & T. AMAKAWA. 2006. An electrophysiological study on the sea turtle vision. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 145: 422. Meeting Abstract . Kobe Univ, Grad Sch Cultural Studies Human Sci, Dept Human Environm, Kobe, Hyogo 6578501 Japan

NARO-MACIEL, E., J.H. BECKER, E.H.S.M. LIMA, M.A. MARCOVALDI & R. DESALLE. 2007. Testing dispersal hypotheses in foraging green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) of Brazil. Journal of Heredity 98: 29-39. E. Naro-Maciel, American Museum of Natural History, Center Biodiversity & Conservation, Central Park W 79th St, New York, NY 10024 USA. (E-mail: enmaciel@amnh.org)

OVETZ, R. 2007. The bottom line: An investigation of the economic, cultural and social costs of high seas industrial longline fishing in the Pacific and the benefits of conservation. Marine Policy 31: 217-228. Sea Turtle Restoration Project, POB 400, Forest Knolls, CA 94933 USA. (E-mail: info@seaturtles.org)

PFALLER, J.B., K.A. BJORNDAL, K.J. REICH, K.L. WILLIAMS & M.G. FRICK. 2006. Distribution patterns of epibionts on the carapace of loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta. JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records No. 5381: 4 pp. Published on-line. K. Bjorndal, Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research and Dept. of Zoology, Box 118525, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. (E-mail: kab@zoology.ufl.edu)

PLOTKIN, P.T., Ed. 2007. Biology and Conservation of Ridley Sea Turtles. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 356 pp.

PRICE, E.R., F.V. PALADINO, K.P. STROHL, P. SANTIDRIAN-T, K. KLANN & J.R. SPOTILA. 2007. Respiration in neonate sea turtles. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology 146: 422-428. E. R. Price, Univ Western Ontario, Dept Biol, London, ON N6A 5B7 Canada. (E-mail: eprice3@uwo.ca)

PRITCHARD, P. C. H. 2007. Tales from the Thebaide. Krieger Publishing Co.; Melbourne, Florida, USA. 340 pp.

PRUSTY, G., S. DASH & M.P. SINGH. 2007. Spatio-temporal analysis of multi-date IRS imageries for turtle habitat dynamics characterization at Gahirmatha coast, India. International Journal of Remote Sensing 28: 871-883. G. Prusty, Def Terrain Res Lab, Metcalfe House, Delhi 110054, India. (E-mail: ganpru@yahoo.com)

REVELLES, M., L. CARDONA, A. AGUILAR, A. BORRELL, G. FERNANDEZ & M. SAN FELIX.. Stable C and N isotope concentration in several tissues of the loggerhead sea turtle I from the western Mediterranean and dietary implications. Scientia Marina 71: 87-93. M. Revelles, Univ Barcelona, Fac Biol, Dept Anim Biol, Avda Diagonal 645, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain. (E-mail: revellesconde@ub.edu)

SABA, V.S., P. SANTIDRIÁN-TOMILLO, R.D. REINA, J.R. SPOTILA, J.A. MUSICK, D.A. EVANS & F.V. PALADINO. 2007. The effect of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on the reproductive frequency of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles. Journal of Applied Ecology 44: 395-404. V. Saba, Dept. of Fisheries Science - FSL 128, Virginia Insititute of Marine Science, Rt. 1208 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA. (E-mail: vssaba@vims.edu)

SAFINA, C. 2006. Voyage of the Turtle: in Pursuit of the Earth’s Last Dinosaurs. Henry Holt and Co., New York. 400 pp.

SANTORO, M., E.C. GREINER, J.A. MORALES & B. RODRIGUEZ-ORTIZ. 2006. Digenetic trematode community in nesting green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. Journal of Parasitology 92: 1202-1206. M. Santoro, Univ Nacl, Escuela Med Vet, Dept Parasitol, POB 86, Heredia 3000, Costa Rica. (E-mail: marisant@libero.it)

SANTORO, M., G. HERNANDEZ, M. CABALLERO & F. GARCIA. 2006. Aerobic bacterial flora of nesting green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37: 549-552. (Address as above)

SANTORO, M., C. MARIO ORREGO & G. HERNANDEZ GOMEZ. 2006. Cloacal and nasal bacterial flora of Lepidochelys olivacea (Testudines : Cheloniidae) from the North Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Revista De Biologia Tropical 54: 43-48. Spanish. (Address as above)

SANTORO, M., J.A. MORALES, B. STACY & E.C. GREINER. 2007. Rameshwarotrema uterocrescens trematode parasitism of the oesophageal glands in green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). Veterinary Record 160: 59-60. (Address as above)

SIMMONS, R.E., A. SAKKO, J. PATERSON & A. NZUZI. 2006. Birds and conservation significance of the Namib Desert’s least known coastal wetlands: Baia and Ilha dos Tigres, Angola. African Journal of Marine Science 28: 713-17. R. Simmons, Univ Cape Town, Percy Fitzpatrick Inst African Ornithol, ZA-7701 Rondebosch, South Africa. (E-mail: harrier@botzoo.uct.ac.za)

STAMPER, M.A., C. HARMS, S.P. EPPERLY, J. BRAUN-MCNEILL, L. AVENS & M.K. STOSKOPF. 2007. Relationship between barnacle epibiotic load and hematologic parameters in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), a comparison between migratory and residential animals in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 38: 154. Correction. M. Stamper, Epcot, Living Seas, Walt Disney Resort, 2016 N Ave Stars, EC Trl W-251, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830, USA. E-mail: andy.m.stamper@disney.com)

STORELLI, M.M., G. BARONE & G.O. MARCOTRIGIANO. 2007. Polychlorinated biphenyls and other chlorinated organic contaminants in the tissues of Mediterranean loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta. Science of the Total Environment 373: 456-63. G. Marcotrigiano, Univ Bari, Vet Med Fac, Pharmacol Biol Dept, Str Prov Casamassima Km 3, I-70010 Valenzano, BA Italy. (E-mail: g.o.marcotrigiano@veterinaria.uniba.it)

TALAVERA-SAENZ, A., S.C. GARDNER, R.R. RODRIQUEZ & B.A. VARGAS. 2007. Metal profiles used as environmental markers of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) foraging resources. Science of the Total Environment 373: 94-102. S. Gardner, CIBNOR, Mar Bermejo 195,Col Playa Palo Santa Rita AP 128, La Paz 23090, Baja California Mexico. (E-mail: gardnerscm@yahoo.com)

WHITING, S.D., J.L. LONG & M. COYNE. 2007. Migration routes and foraging behaviour of olive ridley turtles Lepidochelys olivacea in northern Australia. Endangered Species Research 3: 1-9. S. Whiting, Biomarine International, P.O. Box 376U, NT University, Darwin, NT, 0815, Australia. (E-mail: s_whiting@biomarine.com)

WITHERINGTON, B.E. 2006. Sea Turtles: an Extraordinary Natural History of Some Uncommon Turtles. Voyageur Press; Osceola, Wisconsin, USA. 132 pp. (E-mail: witherington@cfl.rr.com)

ZBINDEN, J., A. AEBISCHER, D. MARGARITOULIS & R. ARLETTAZ. 2007. Insights into management of sea turtle internesting area through satellite telemetry. Biological Conservation 137: 157-62. J. Zbinden, Zoological Institute, Division of Conservation Biology, Baltzerstrasse 6, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. (E-mail: judith.zbinden@nat.unibe.ch)

BRÄUTIGAM, A. & K.L. ECKERT 2006. Turning the Tide: Exploitation, Trade and Management of Marine Turtles in the Lesser Antilles, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. TRAFFIC International, Cambridge, UK. 551pp. (E-mail: keckert@widecast.org)

ECKERT, S.A. & K.L. ECKERT. 2005. Strategic plan for eliminating the incidental capture and mortality of leatherback turtles in the coastal gillnet fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago: Proceedings of a National Consultation. Port of Spain, Trinidad, 16-18 February 2005. Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, in Collaboration With the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST). WIDECAST Technical Report No. 5. Beaufort, North Carolina, USA. 30 pp. + appendices (E-mail: seckert@widecast.org)

BOYLE, M. C. 2007. Post-hatchling sea turtle biology. Ph.D. Thesis. James Cook University, Townsville. 128 pp. (E-mail: Michelle.Boyle@jcu.edu.au)

JENKINS, L. 2006. The invention and adoption of conservation technology to successfully reduce bycatch of protected marine species. Ph.D. Dissertation, Duke University. 676 pp. (E-mail: kiki.jenkins@gmail.com)

PEITER, A. 2005. Growth, feeding behaviour and digestion dynamics of captive juvenile loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata). Diploma Thesis. Universitat Bremen, Germany. 75 pp. (E-mail: andipei@gmx.de)

ROARK, A.M. 2007. Physiological and life-history responses to patterns of food availability. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Florida, Gainesville. 159 pp. (E-mail: amroark@ufl.edu)