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RECENT PAPERS

ABREU, A., & R. LEROUX. 2007-2008. Hawksbill genetics explained. SWoT Report Volume III: 16. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

ADNYANA, W., L. PET SOEDE, G. GEARHEART & M. HALIM. 2008. Status of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting and foraging populations of Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, including results from tagging and telemetry. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 2-11. Available at <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

ALKINDI, A.Y.A., A.A. AL-HABSI & I.Y. MAHMOUD. 2008. Changes in plasma levels of adrenaline, noradrenaline, glucose, lactate and CO2 in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, during peak period of nesting. General and Comparative Endocrinology 155: 581-588. A.Y.A. AlKindi, Sultan Qaboos Univ, College Science, Dept Biology, 123 Al Khod, Muscat, Oman. (E-mail: aakindy@squ.edu.om)

ANON. 2007-2008. Big conservation impact from a small island. SWoT Report Volume III: 27. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

ANON. 2007-2008. Leatherbacks - going faster than you think. SWoT Report Volume III: 30-31. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

ANON. 2007-2008. Make love, save turtles. SWoT Report Volume III: 35. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

ANON. 2007-2008. Sea turtles through the lens. SWoT Report Volume III: 4-7. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

ARTHUR, K.E. & G.H. BALAZS. 2008. A comparison of immature green turtle (Chelonia mydas) diets among seven sites in the main Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science 62: 205-217. K. Arthur, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, 701 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34949, USA. (E-mail: arthur@si.edu)

AUCOIN, S. & Y.M. LEON. 2007. Preliminary data on hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) bycatch in an artisanal gillnet used near Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic. 60th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Proceedings. 5-9 November 2007, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: 6 pp. S. Aucoin, Quebec-Ocean, Universite Laval, Alexandre Vachon Bldg, Rm 2078, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada G1K 7P4. (E-mail: serge.aucoin@giroq.ulaval.ca)

AWONG-TAYLOR, J., K.S. CRAVEN, L. GRIFFITHS, C. BASS & M. MUSCARELLA. 2008. Comparison of biochemical and molecular methods for the identification of bacterial isolates associated with failed loggerhead sea turtle eggs. Journal of Applied Microbiology 104: 1244-1251. J. Awong-Taylor, Dept. of Biology, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA, USA. (E-mail: Judy.Awong-Taylor@armstrong.edu)

BAEZ, J.C., R. REAL, C. GARCIA-SOTO & J.A. CAMINAS. 2008. [Reduction of the bycatch quotes of marine turtles from longline fishing.] Reduzierung der Beifarngquote von Seeschildkroeten bein Langieienfang. Marginata 17: 40-42. German.

BAILEY, H., G. SHILLINGER, D. PALACIOS, S. BOGRAD, J. SPOTILA, F. PALADINO & B. BLOCK. 2008. Identifying and comparing phases of movement by leatherback turtles using state-space models. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356: 128-135. H. Bailey, NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/Environmental Research Division, 1352 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA. (E-mail: helen.bailey@noaa.gov)

BALU, A. 2008. The World Bank funded coastal shelterbelt project threatens sea turtle nesting habitats in Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 23-25. Available at: <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

BELL, L. 2008. Good news for green turtles. Natural History 117: 10.

BISHOP, G.A. & F.L. PIRKLE. 2007-2008. Modern meaning in an ancient turtle nest. SWoT Report Volume III: 20. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

BJORNDAL, K.A. & A.B. BOLTEN. 2008. Annual variation in source contributions to a mixed stock: implications for quantifying connectivity. Molecular Ecology 17: 2185-2193. K.A. 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)

BLANVILLAIN, G., L.D. WOOD, A.B. MEYLAN & P.A. MEYLAN. 2008. Sex ratio prediction of juvenile Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) from South Florida, USA. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 3: 21-27. G. Blanvillain, Grice Marine Lab, College of Charleston, 205 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412, USA. (E-mail: blanvillaing@cofc.edu)

BOLTON, R.M., S.A. MARSHALL & R.J. BROOKS. 2008. Opportunistic exploitation of turtle eggs by Tripanurga importuna (Walker) (Diptera : Sarcophagidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: 151-160. R.M. Bolton, 2 Grandview Crescent, Bradford, ON L3Z 2A5 Canada. (E-mail: ryan_m_bolton@tricolour.queensu.ca)

BRAZIER, D. J. 2007. Last of the leatherbacks. Matador Press, Leicester, UK: 117 pp.

BRISCHOUX, F., X. BONNET, T.R. COOK & R. SHINE. 2008. Allometry of diving capacities: ectothermy vs. endothermy. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21: 324-329. F. Brischoux, CEBC, CNRS, UPR 1934, F-79360 Bois Guillaume, France. (E-mail: brischoux@cebc.cnrs.fr)

BRUDENALL, D.K., I.R. SCHWAB & K.A. FRITSCHES. 2008. Ocular morphology of the Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Veterinary Ophthalmology 11: 99-110. D.K. Brudenall, Animal Eye Service, Brisbane, Qld 4109 Australia. (E-mail: adbrudenall@primus.com.au)

CAUT, S., E. ANGULO & F. COURCHAMP. 2008. Dietary shift of an invasive predator: rats, seabirds and sea turtles. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 428-437. S. Caut, Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Systematique et Evolution, UMR CNRS 8079, Batiment 362, Universite Paris Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France. (E-mail: stephane.caut@u-psud.fr)

CAUT, S., E. GUIRLET, E. ANGULO, K. DAS & M. GIRONDOT. 2008. Isotope analysis reveals foraging area dichotomy for Atlantic leatherback turtles. PLoS ONE 3, no. 3: e1845. (Address same as above)

CERIANI, S.A. & J. WYNEKEN. 2008. Comparative morphology and sex identification of the reproductive system in formalin-preserved sea turtle specimens. Zoology (Jena) 111: 179-187. S. A. Ceriani, Dept. of Biological Sciences “Luigi Gorini”, Universita degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy

CHALOUPKA, M., K.A. BJORNDAL, G.H. BALAZS, A.B. BOLTEN, L.M. EHRHART, C J. LIMPUS, H. SUGANUMA, S. TROENG & M. YAMAGUCHI. 2008. Encouraging outlook for recovery of a once severely exploited marine megaherbivore. Global Ecology and Biogeography 17: 297-304. M. Chaloupka, Univ Queensland, Ecol Modelling Serv Pty Ltd, P.O. Box 6150, St Lucia, Qld 4067 Australia. (E-mail: m.chaloupka@uq.edu.au)

CHALOUPKA, M., K.A. BJORNDAL, G.H. BALAZS, A.B. BOLTEN, L.M. EHRHART, C J. LIMPUS, H. SUGANUMA, S. TROENG & M. YAMAGUCHIIN. 2007-2008. Good news for greens: Beach protection works. SWoT Report Volume III: 23. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

CHANDI, M. 2007-2008. Traditional sensibility in the Andamans. SWoT Report Volume III: 21. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

COHEN, R. 2007-2008. “There’s a great future in plastics...” SWoT Report Volume III: 28-29. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

CRAVEN, K.S., J. PARSONS, S.A. TAYLOR, C.N. BELCHER & D.W. OWENS. 2008. The influence of diet on fatty acids in the egg yolk of green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 178: 495-500. K.S. Craven, Dept. of Biology, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA, 31419, USA. (E-mail: Kathryn.Craven@armstrong.edu)

DAVIDSON, O. G. 2008. Turtles all the way down: An introduction to the sea turtle in Pacific culture & religion. Published by Osha Gray Davidson.

DONGRE, S.M. & M.K. SHAMBHU. 2008. Achieving sea turtle conservation with the help and involvement of local communities in Morjim, Goa, India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 21-22. Available at <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

DONNELLY, M. 2007-2008. Trade routes for tortoiseshell. SWoT Report Volume III: 24-25. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

DOW, W. & K. ECKERT. 2007-2008. Where do sea turtles nest in the Caribbean Sea? SWoT Report Volume III: 21. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

DREWS, C. 2007-2008. Progress report: Fishers reduce bycatch in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. SWoT Report Volume III: 34. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

DUTTON, P.H., S. BENSON & C. HITIPEUW. 2007-2008. Pacific leatherback sets long-distance record. SWoT Report Volume III: 17. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

ECKERT, S.A., J.E. MOORE, D.C. DUNN, R.S. VAN BUITEN, K.L. ECKERT & P. N. HALPIN. 2008. Modeling loggerhead turtle movement in the Mediterranean: importance of body size and oceanography. Ecological Applications 18: 290-308. S.A. Eckert, Duke Center for Marine Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Marine Lab, Duke University, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA. (E-mail: seckert@widecast.org)

FOSSETTE, S., P. GASPAR, Y. HANDRICH, Y. LE MAHO & J-Y. GEORGES.2008. Dive and beak movement patterns in leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea during internesting intervals in French Guiana. Journal of Animal Ecology 77: 236-246. S. Fossette, ULP, CNRS, IPHC Dept Ecol Physiol Ethol, 23 Rue Becquerel, F-67087 Strasbourg, France. (E-mail: sabrina.fossette@c-strasbourg.fr)

FOSSETTE, S., L. KELLE, M. GIRONDOT, E. GOVERSE, M. L. HILTERMAN, B. VERHAGE, B. DE THOISY & J-Y. GEORGES. 2008. The world’s largest leatherback rookeries: a review of conservation-oriented research in French Guiana/Suriname and Gabon. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356: 69-82. J-Y. Georges, Departement Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (IPHC-DEPE), Université Louis Pasteur, CNRS, 23 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France. (E-mail: jean-yves.georges@c-strasbourg.fr)

GALLAWAY, B.J., J.G. COLE, J.M. NANCE, R.A. HART & G.L. GRAHAM. 2008. Shrimp loss associated with turtle excluder devices: Are the historical estimates statistically biased? North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28: 203-211. B.J. Gallaway, LGL Ecological Research Associates Inc, 1410 Cavitt St, Bryan, TX 77801 USA. (E-mail: bgallaway@lgl.com)

GAOS, A., I. YANEZ& W.J. NICHOLS. 2007-2008. Carey! Where have the eastern Pacific hawksbills gone? SWoT Report Volume III: 18-19. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

GATTI, C., E. OELHER& A. M. LEGRAND. 2008. Severe seafood poisoning in French Polynesia: A retrospective analysis of 129 medical files. Toxicon 51: 746-753. C. Gatti, Institut Louis Malarde, B.P. 30, Papeete, Tahiti 98713, French Polynesia

GODFREY, M.H. & B.J. GODLEY. 2008. Seeing past the red: flawed global IUCN listings for sea turtles. Endangered Species Research (Online Prepublication: Doi: 10.3354/Esr00071): 5 pp.

GRIFFIN, D. 2007-2008. Foreword. SWoT Report Volume III: 1. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

HALL, S.C.B. &C.J.PARMENTER. 2008. Necrotic egg and hatchling remains are key factors attracting dipterans to sea turtle (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, Natator depressus) nests in Central Queensland, Australia. Copeia 2008: 75-81. S. C. B. Hall, P.O.Box 174, 92 Flamboro St, Waterdown, ON L0R 2H0 Canada. (E-mail: sabrinahall1@yahoo.ca)

HAMANN, M., T.S. JESSOP & C.S. SCHAUBLE. 2007.Fuel2007. Fuel use and corticosterone dynamics in hatchling green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) during natal dispersal. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 353: 13-21. M. Hamann, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia. (E-mail: mark.hamann@jcu.edu.au)

HAREWOOD, A. & J.A. HORROCKS. 2008. Impacts of coastal development on hawksbill hatchling survival and swimming success during the initial offshore migration. Biological Conservation 141: 394-401. A. Harewood, Dept. of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Univ. of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, St. Michael BB11000, Barbados. (E-mail: acras@sunbeach.net)

HAYASHI, R. & K. TSUJI. 2008. Spatial distribution of turtle barnacles on the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas. Ecological Research 23: 121-125. R. Hayashi, Chiba Univ, Lab Hist Geol & Paleontol, 1-33 Yayoi Cho, Chiba 2638522, Japan. (E-mail: bubobubo@graduate.chiba-u.jp)

HAYS, G.C. 2008. Sea turtles: A review of some key recent discoveries and remaining questions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356: 1-7. Dept. of Biological Sciences, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, UK. (E-mail: g.hays@swan.ac.uk)

HEALES, D.S., R. GREGOR, J. WAKEFORD, Y-G. WANG, J. YARROW, & D.A. MILTON. 2008. Tropical prawn trawl bycatch of fish and seasnakes reduced by Yarrow Fisheye Bycatch Reduction Device. Fisheries Research 89: 76-83. D. S. Heales, CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research, P.O.Box 120, Cleveland, Qld 4163 Australia. (E-mail: don.heales@csiro.au)

HECHT, J. 2008. Some sea turtles are of a homely persuasion. New Scientist 197: 8.

HEITHAUS, M.R., A.J. WIRSING, J.A. THOMSON & D.A. BURKHOLDER. 2008. A review of lethal and non-lethal effects of predators on adult marine turtles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356: 43-51. M. R. Heithaus, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Florida International Univ., 3000 NE 151 St., North Miami, FL 33181 USA. (E-mail: heithaus@fiu.edu)

HOBSON, V.J., C.R. MCMAHON, A. RICHARDSON & G.C. HAYS. 2008. Ocean surface warming: The North Atlantic remains within the envelope of previous recorded conditions. Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers 55: 155-162. V.J. Hobson, Univ College Swansea, Dept Biological Science, Inst Environmental Sustainability, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, W Glam Wales. (E-mail: bsvhobson@swansea.ac.uk)

HONG, J., C. HE-QIN, X. HAI-GEN, F. ARREQUIN-SANCHEZ, M.J. ZETINA-REJON, P. DEL M. LUNA & W.J.F. LE QUESNE. 2008. Trophic controls of jellyfish blooms and links with fisheries in the East China Sea. Ecological Modelling 212: 492-503. C. He-Qin, E China Normal Univ, State Key Lab Estuarine & Coastal Res, Shanghai 200062, Peoples Republic of China. (E-mail: hqch@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn)

HOUGHTON, J.D.R., A. CEDRAS, A.E. MYERS, N. LIEBSCH, J.D. METCALFE, J.A. MORTIMER & G. C. HAYS. 2008. Measuring the state of consciousness in a free-living diving sea turtle. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356: 115-120. G.C. Hays, Dept. of Biological Sciences, institute of Environmental Sustainability, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, UK. (E-mail: g.hays@swan.ac.uk)

KANNAN, P. 2008. Studies on the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 12-15. Available at <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

KATDARE, B. 2008. Five years of marine conservatiion in Maharashtra, India (2002-2007). Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 25-26. Available at <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

KHAN, A. 2008. World Wetlands Day 2008 and marine turtle conservation in Pakistan. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 28. Available at <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

KOBAYASHI, D.R., J.J. POLOVINA, D.M. PARKER, N. KAMEZAKI, I-J. CHENG, I. UCHIDA, P.H. DUTTON & G.H. BALAZS. 2008. Pelagic habitat characterization of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the North Pacific Ocean (1997-2006): Insights from satellite tag tracking and remotely sensed data. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356: 96-114. D.R. Kobayashi, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NMFS-NOAA, 2570 Dole St., Honolulu, HI 97822-2396, USA. (E-mail: Donald.Kobayashi@noaa.gov)

KOCH, A.U., M.L. GUINEA & S.D. WHITING. 2008. Asynchronous emergence of flatback seaturtles, Natator depressus, from a beach hatchery in Northern Australia. Journal of Herpetology 42: 1-8. A.U. Koch, Charles Darwin Univ., Faculty of Education, Health & Science, Darwin, NT 0909 Australia. (E-mail: andrea.koch@cdu.edu.au)

KUNITO, T., R. KUBOTA, J. FUJIHARA, T. AGUSA & S. TANABE. 2008. Arsenic in marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 195: 31-69. S. Tanabe, Ehime Univ, CMES, Bunkyo Cho 2-5, Matsuyama, Ehime 7908577 Japan. (E-mail: shinsuke@agr.ehime-u.ac.jp)

LEE, P.L.M. 2008. Molecular ecology of marine turtles: new approaches and future directions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356: 25-42. Dept. of Biological Sciences, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, UK. (E-mail: P.L.M.Lee@swansea.ac.uk)

LOHMANN, K.J., P. LUSCHI & G.C. HAYS. 2008. Goal navigation and island-finding in sea turtles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356: 83-95. K.J. Lohmann, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of North Carolina, CB 3280, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. (E-mail: klohmann@email.unc.edu)

MACLEAN, R.A., C.A. HARMS & J. BRAUN-MCNEILL. 2008. Propofol anesthesia in loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44: 143-150. C.A. Harms, N Carolina State Univ, College Veterinary Medicine, Dept Clinical Science, 4700 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27606 USA. (E-mail: craig_harms@ncsu.edu)

MANIRE, C.A., M.J. KINSEL, E.T. ANDERSON, T.M. CLAUSS & L. BYRD. 2008. Lungworm infection in three loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 39: 92-98. C. A. Manire, Georgia Aquarium, 225 Baker St, Atlanta, GA 30313 USA. (E-mail: cmanire@mote.org)

MAST, R.B. 2007-2008. The road to conservation. SWoT Report Volume III: 14. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

MCGOWAN, A., A.C. BRODERICK, G. FRETT, S. GORE, M. HASTINGS, A. PICKERING, D. WHEATLEY, J. WHITE, M. J. WITT & B. J. GODLEY. 2008. Down but not out: marine turtles of the British Virgin Islands. Animal Conservation 11: 92-103. A. McGowan, Univ. Exeter, School of Biological Sciences, Center Ecology & Conservation, Marine Turtle Research Group, Cornwall Campus, Penryn TR10 9EZ, England, UK. (E-mail: a.mcgowan@exeter.ac.uk

MEYLAN, A. & S. WHITING. 2007-2008. The hawksbill’s distinctive diet. SWoT Report Volume III: 15. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

MOHANTY, P.K., U.S. PANDA, S.R. PAL & P. MISHRA. 2008. Monitoring and management of environmental changes along the Orissa coast. Journal of Coastal Research 24, no. 2B Suppl. S: 13-27. P. K. Mohanty, Berhampur Univ, Dept Marine Science, Berhampur 760007, Orissa, India. (E-mail: pratap-mohanty@yahoo.com)

MOORE, D.P., E.H. WILLIAMS JR. , A.A. MIGNUCCI-GIANNONI, L. BUNKLEY-WILLIAMS & W.G. DYER. 2008. Successful surgical treatment of spear wounds in a hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in Puerto Rico. Journal of Tropical Biology (Revista De Biologia Tropical) 56(Supplement).

MORTIMER, J.A. 2007-2008. The state of the world’s hawksbills. SWoT Report Volume III: 10-13, 36-42. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

MROSOVSKY, N. 2008. Against oversimplifying the issues on relocating turtle eggs. Environmental Management 41: 465-467. Univ Toronto, Dept Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 25 Willcocks St., Toronto, ON M5S 3B2 Canada. (E-mail: mro@zoo.utoronto.ca)

MYERS, A.E., M. COYNE, C. DIEZ, K. ECKERT, D. GRIFFIN, A. MALDONADO, W.J. NICHOLS, J. SEMINOFF, A. SOUTHWOOD, S. TROENG & B. WALLACE. 2008. Could speed-dating style sessions lead to a lasting relationship for ISTS? Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 16-18. IOTN Available at <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

NISTRI, R. 2008. Lampedusa: marine turtle sanctuary. Reptilia (GB) 56: 52-59.

OTSUKA, S., M. SUZUKI, N. KAMEZAKI, T. SHIMA, M. WAKATSUKI, Y. KON & N. OHTAISHI. 2008. Growth-related changes in histology and immunolocalization of steroid hormone receptors in gonads of the immature male green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology 309A: 166-174. M. Suzuki, Hokkaido Univ, Grad Sch Vet Med, Lab Anat, Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan. (E-mail: mszk@gifu-u.ac.jp)

PANDA, M. & A. SRIDHAR. 2008. A project to support and promote conservation oriented coastal livelihoods through community action in Orissa, India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 19-21. Available at <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

PANDIT, R. 2008. Sea turtle conservation in Uttara Kannada, India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 27. Available at <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

PASMANS, F., S. BLAHAK, A. MARTEL & N. PANTCHEV. 2008. Introducing reptiles into a captive collection: The role of the veterinarian. Veterinary Journal 175: 53-68. F. Pasmans, Univ Ghent, Dept Pathol Bacteriol & Avian Dis, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. (E-mail: frank.pasmans@UGent.be)

PATTERSON, T.A., L. THOMAS, C. WILCOX, O. OVASKAINEN & J. MATTHIOPOULOS. 2008. State-space models of individual animal movement. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 23: 87-94. T.A. Patterson, Commonwealth Ind & Sci Res Assoc CSIRO Marine & A, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tas 7001 Australia. (E-mail: toby.patterson@csiro.au)

PIKE, D.A. 2008. The benefits of nest relocation extend far beyond recruitment: A rejoinder to Mrosovsky. Environmental Management 41: 461-464. Univ. Sydney, School Biological Sciences A08, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia. (E-mail: david.pike@bio.usyd.edu.au)

PILCHER, N.J., E.H. CHAN & R. TRONO. 2007-2008. Mass turtle poaching: A case study from Southeast Asia. SWoT Report Volume III: 26-27. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

PINNEGAR, J.K. & G.H. ENGELHARD. 2008. The ‘shifting baseline’ phenomenon: a global perspective. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 18, no. 1: 1-16. J. K. Pinnegar, Ctr Environm Fisheries & Aquaculture Sci, Lowestoft Lab, Pakefield Rd, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, Suffolk England. (E-mail: john.pinnegar@cefas.co.uk)

PRITCHARD, P.C.H. 2007-2008. Shifting shorelines: The lessons of the Guianas. SWoT Report Volume III: 22-23. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

RAJASEKHAR, P.S. & K.L.N. MURTHY. 2008. A note on olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) mortalities at Thikkavanipalem beach in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 22-23. Available at <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

REICH, K.J., K.A. BJORNDAL & C.M. DEL RIO. 2008. Effects of growth and tissue type on the kinetics of C-13 and N-15 incorporation in a rapidly growing ectotherm. Oecologia 155: 651-663. K.J. Reich, Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA. (E-mail: kreich@zoology.ufl.edu)

RICE, M.R. & G.H. BALAZS. 2008. Diving behavior of the Hawaiian green turtle (Chelonia mydas) during oceanic migrations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356: 121-127. M.R. Rice, Hawaii Preparatory Academy, 65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road, Kamuela, Hawaii 96743, USA. (E-mail: mrice@hpa.edu)

RUDLOE, J. 2007-2008. The departure of the Turtle Mother. SWoT Report Volume III: 8-9. Available at: <http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/Main/Report/SwotReport3.aspx>

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SENEY, E.E. & A. M. JR. LANDRY. 2008. Movements of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles nesting on the upper Texas coast: implications for management. Endangered Species Research 4: 73-84. E. E. Seney, NOAA Fisheries Sea Turtle Facility, NOAA Fisheries Service, 4700 Ave U, Galveston, TX 77551, USA. (E-mail: eseney@tamu.edu)

SHANKER, K. 2008. Editorial. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 7: 1. Available at <https://seaturtle.org/iotn>

SHERRILL-MIX, S.A., M.C. JAMES & R.A. MYERS. 2008. Migration cues and timing in leatherback sea turtles. Behavioral Ecology 19: 231-236. S.A. Sherrill-Mix, Dalhousie Univ., Dept. Biological Sciences, 1355 Oxford St, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1 Canada. (E-mail: sherrill@mathstat.dal.ca)

SIMS, D.W., E.J. SOUTHALL, N.E. HUMPHRIES, G.C. HAYS, C.J.A. BRADSHAW, J.W. PITCHFORD, A. JAMES, M.Z. AHMED, A.S. BRIERLEY, M.A. HINDELL, D. MORRITT, M.K. MUSYL, D. RIGHTON, E.L.C. SHEPARD, V.J. WEARMOUTH, R.P. WILSON, M.J. WITT & J.D. METCALFE. 2008. Scaling laws of marine predator search behaviour. Nature 451: 1098. D.W. Sims, Marine Biol Assoc. United Kingdom Lab, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, Devon England, UK. (E-mail: dws@mba.ac.uk)

SNOVER, M.L. 2008. Comments on “Using Bayesian state-space modelling to assess the recovery and harvest potential of the Hawaiian green sea turtle stock”. Ecological Modelling 212: 545-549. M.L. Snover, NOAA, NMFS, Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center, 2570 Dole St, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA. (E-mail: melissa.snover@noaa.gov)

TAPANILA, L., E.M. ROBERTS, M.L. BOUARE, F. SISSOKO & M.A. O’LEARY. 2008. Phosphate taphonomy of bone and coprolite conglomerates: A case study from the Eocene of Mali, NW Africa. Palaios 23: 139-152. L. Tapanila, Idaho State Univ, Dept. Geoscience, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA. (E-mail: tapalief@isu.edu)

TECHET, A.H. 2008. Propulsive performance of biologically inspired flapping foils at high Reynolds numbers. Journal of Experimental Biology 211: 274-279. A.H. Techet, MIT- Dept Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA. (E-mail: ahtechet@mit.edu)

TRIPATHY, B. & B. PANDAV. 2008. Beach fidelity and internesting movements of olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) at Rushikulya, India. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 3: 40-45.

VALENTE, A.L., I. MARCO, M.L. PARGA, S. LAVIN, F. ALEGRE &R. CUENCA. 2008. Ingesta passage and gastric emptying times in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Research in Veterinary Science 84: 132-139. A.L. Valente, Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Fac Vet, Servei Ecopatol Fauna Salvatge, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain. (E-mail: schifinoval@hotmail.com)

VARGAS, S.M., F.C.F. ARAUJO, D.S. MONTEIRO, S.C. ESTIMA, A.P. ALMEIDA, L.S. SOARES & F.R. SANTOS. 2008. Genetic diversity and origin of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) from the Brazilian coast. Journal of Heredity 99: 215-220. F.R. Santos, Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Inst Ciencias Biol, Lab Biodiversidade & Evolucao Mol, CP 486, BR-31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil. (E-mail: fsantos@icb.ufmg.br)

WALLACE, B.P. & T.T. JONES. 2008. What makes marine turtles go: a review of metabolic rates and their consequences. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356: 8-24. B.P. Wallace, Center for Marine Conservation, Duke Univ. Marine Lab, 135 Duke Univ Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28512 USA. (E-mail: bwallace@duke.edu)

WHITING, S.D., W. MURRAY, I. MACRAE, R. THORN, M. CHONGKIN & A.U. KOCH. 2008. Non-migratory breeding by isolated green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Indian Ocean: biological and conservation implications. Naturwissenschaften 95: 355-360. S.D. Whiting, Biomarine Int, P.O.Box 376U, Darwin, NT 0815 Australia. (E-mail: s_whiting@biomarine.com)

WILLIAMS, D.L. 2008. Healthy herpetology: The role of the veterinarian in reptile prophylaxis. Veterinary Journal 175: 16-17. Univ Cambridge, Dept Vet Med, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK. (E-mail: dlw33@cam.ac.uk)

WILLIAMS, K.L. & M.G. FRICK. 2008. Tag returns from loggerhead turtles from Wassaw Island, GA. Southeastern Naturalist 7: 165-172. K.L. Williams, Caretta Research Project, P.O.Box 9841, Savannah, GA 31412 USA. (E-mail: WassawCRP@aol.com)

WILSON, R.P., E.L.C. SHEPARD & N. LIEBSCH. 2008. Prying into the intimate details of animal lives: use of a daily diary on animals. Endangered Species Research 4: 123-137. R.P. Wilson, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, School of the Environment and Society, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK. (E-mail: r.p.wilson@swansea.ac.uk)

WITZELL, W.N., P.M. BURCHFIELD, L.J. PENA, R. MARQUEZ-M. & G. RUIZ-M. 2007. Nesting success of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, Lepidochelys kempi, at Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 1982-2004. Marine Fisheries Review 69: 46-52. W.N.Witzell, 5255 Singer Road, Las Cruces, NM 88007, USA. (E-mail: wnwitzell@yahoo.com)

ZBINDEN, J.A., A. AEBISCHER, D. MARGARITOULIS & R. ARLETTAZ. 2008. Important areas at sea for adult loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: satellite tracking corroborates findings from potentially biased sources. Marine Biology 153: 899-906. J.A. Zbinden, Univ Bern, Div Conservation Biology, Inst Zoology, Baltzerstr 6, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. (E-mail: judith.zbinden@nat.unibe.ch)

TECHNICAL REPORTS

GIFFONI, B., A. DOMINGO, G. SALES, F. NIEMEYER FIEDLER & P. MILLER. Interaccion de tortugas marinas (Caretta caretta y Dermochelys coriacea) con la pesca de palangre pelagico en el Atlantico Sudoccidental: una perspectiva regional para la conservacion. SCRS/2007/168.

KINCH, J. 2006. Socio-economic Assessment Study for the Huon Coast. Final Technical Report to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: 56 pp. Request copies at: <http://www.wpcouncil.org>.

LIMPUS, C.J. 2007. A biological review of Australian marine turtle species. 5. Flatback turtle, Natator depressus (Garman). State of Queensland, Environmental Protection Agency: 53 pp. Available at: <http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conservation/wildlife/caring_for_wildlife/>.

LIMPUS, C.J. & J.D. MILLER. 2007. Australian Hawksbill Turtle Population Dynamics Project. State of Queensland, Environmental Protection Agency: 130 pp. Available at: <http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conservation/wildlife/caring_for_wildlife/>.

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

ARCHBOLD, M. 2008. Conservation of green turtles on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua – a governance approach. Master thesis in International Fisheries Management, University of Tromsø, Norway. 112pp.

BOURGEOIS, S.C.M. 2007. Etude du succés reproductif de la tortue luth (Dermochelys coriacea) sur la plage de Pongara au Gabon: devenir des nids et orientation des nouveau-nés. Thése pour le doctorat vétérinaire, École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, France. 152pp. (E-mail : stephbourgeois_@hotmail.com)