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AGUILAR-GONZALEZ, M.E., A. LUNA-GONZALEZ, A. AGUIRRE, A.A. ZAVALA-NORZAGARAY, M. MUNDO- OCAMPO & H.A. GONZALEZ-OCAMPO. 2014. Perceptions of fishers to sea turtle bycatch, illegal capture and consumption in the San Ignacio-Navachiste-Macapule lagoon complex, Gulf of California, Mexico. Integrative Zoology 9: 70-84. H. A. Gonzalez- Ocampo, Inst Politecn Nacl, CIIDIR IPN, UNIDAD SINALOA, Col Ctr, Juan de Dios Batiz Paredes 250, Guasave 81000, Sinaloa, Mexico. (E-mail: hgocampo@yahoo.com)

AKE, A.E. 2013. Turning turtles in Tortuguero: Stories from the origins of sea turtle research. Edgemark Press, Lynn Haven, Florida: 144 pp.

AKSISSOU, M., W. BENHARDOUZE & M. TIWARI. 2014. Recherche et sensibilisation sur les tortues marines au Maroc. African Sea Turtle Newsletter 1: 12-20. Available at: <http://oceanecology.org/resources/documents/astn-1-2014.pdf>.

ARENDT, M.D., J.A. SCHWENTER, B.E. WITHERINGTON, A.B. MEYLAN & V.S. SABA. 2013. Historical versus contemporary climate forcing on the annual nesting variability of loggerhead sea turtles in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. PLoS One 8, no. 12: e81097. M.D. Arendt, Marine Resources Division, SC DNR, 217 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412, USA. (E-mail: arendtm@dnr.sc.gov)

ARTHUR, R., N. KELKAR, T. ALCOVERRO & M.D. MADHUSUDAN. 2013. Complex ecological pathways underlie perceptions of conflict between green turtles and fishers in the Lakshadweep Islands. Biological Conservation 167: 25-34. R. Arthur, Nat Conserv Fdn, 3076-5, 4th Cross, Gokulam Pk, Mysore 570002, Karnataka, India. (E-mail: rohan@conservation.in)

BEN HASSINE, J. & D. ESCORIZA. 2013. Caretta caretta in Tunisia: natural history and report of a new regular nesting area. Herpetological Review 44: 557-561. J. Ben Hassine, Univ Tunis El Manar, Fac Sci Tunis, Dept Biol, Tunis 2092, Tunisia. (E-mail: jihenbenhassine@gmail.com)

BEZERRA, M.F., L.D. LACERDA, E.H.S.M. LIMA & M.T.D. MELO. 2013. Monitoring mercury in green sea turtles using keratinized carapace fragments (scutes). Marine Pollution Bulletin 77: 424-27. M. F. Bezerra, Univ Fed Ceara, Inst Ciencias Mar, Lab Biogeoquim Costeira, Av Abolicao 3207, BR-60165081 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. (E-mail: mmoisesfb@hotmail.com)

BOLTEN, A.B. & K.A. BJORNDAL. 2014. Sea turtles in Bahamian waters. In Ray, G.C. & J. McCormick-Ray (Eds.). Marine Conservation: Science, Policy, and Management. Blackwell Scientific, London. pp. 210-213.

BOVERY, C.M. & J. WYNEKEN. 2013. Sea turtles in Florida's Atlantic waters. Marine Fisheries Review 75: 1-12. C.M. Bovery, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic Univ, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA. (E-mail: cbovery@fau.edu)

CARDONA, L., M. CLUSA, E. EDER, A. DEMETROPOULOS, D. MARGARITOULIS, A. F. REES, A. A. HAMZA, M. KHALIL, Y. LEVY, O. TURKOZAN, I. MARIN & A. AGUILAR. 2014. Distribution patterns and foraging ground productivity determine clutch size in Mediterranean loggerhead turtles. Marine Ecology Progress Series 497: 229-241. M. Clusa, Dept. of Animal Biology and IRBio, Univ. of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. (E-mail: mclusa@ub.edu)

CARMAN, V.G., E.M. ACHA, S.M. MAXWELL, D. ALBAREDA, C. CAMPAGNA & H. MIANZAN. 2014. Young green turtles, Chelonia mydas, exposed to plastic in a frontal area of the SW Atlantic. Marine Pollution Bulletin 78: 56-62. V.G. Carman, Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), CONICET, Paseo Victoria Ocampo s/n, B7602HSA Mar del Plata, Argentina. (E-mail: vgcarman@inidep.edu.ar, vgcarman@gmail.com)

CARRION-CORTEZ, J., C. CANALES-CERRO, R. ARAUZ & R. RIOSMENA-RODRIGUEZ. 2013. Habitat use and diet of juvenile eastern Pacific hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 12: 235-45. J. Carrion-Cortez, Fundacion Charles Darwin, Departamento de Biologia Marina, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos. (E-mail: tavaruava@hotmail.com)

CASALE, P. & P. MARIANI. 2014. The first 'lost year' of Mediterranean sea turtles: dispersal patterns indicate subregional management units for conservation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 498: 263-274. P. Casale, Dept. of Biology and Biotechnologies 'Charles Darwin', University of Rome "La Sapienza", Viale dell Universita 32, 00185 Rome, Italy. (E-mail: paolo.casale1@gmail.com)

CHRISTIANEN, M.J.A., P.M.J. HERMAN, T.J. BOUMA, L.P.M. LAMERS, M.M. VAN KATWIJK, T. VAN DER HEIDE, P.J. MUMBY, B.R. SILLIMAN, S.L. ENGELHARD, M. VAN DE KERK, W. KISWARA & J. VAN DE KOPPEL. 2014. Habitat collapse due to overgrazing threatens turtle conservation in marine protected areas. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281: 20132890. M.J.A. Christianen, Dept. of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. (E-mail: m.christianen@science.ru.nl)

CHRISTIANEN, M.J.A., J. VAN BELZEN, P.M.J. HERMAN, M.M. VAN KATWIJK, L.P.M. LAMERS, P.J.M. VAN LEENT & T.J. BOUMA. 2013. Low-canopy seagrass beds still provide important coastal protection services. PLoS One 8: e62413. (Address same as above)

CLUSA, M., C. CARRERAS, M. PASCUAL, S.J. GAUGHRAN, S. PIOVANO, C. GIACOMA, G. FERNÁNDEZ, L. LEVY, J. TOMAS, J.A. RAGA, F. MAFFUCCI, S. HOCHSCHEID, A. AGUILAR & L. CARDONA. 2014. Fine-scale distribution of juvenile Atlantic and Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biology 161: 509-519. M. Clusa, Dept of Animal Biology and IRBio, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. (E-mail: mclusa@ub.edu)

COCCI, P., L. BRACCHETTI, V. ANGELINI, M. BUCCHIA, S. PARI, G. MOSCONI & F.A. PALERMO. 2014. Development and pre-validation of a testosterone enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for predicting the sex ratio of immature loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) recovered along the western coast of the central Adriatic Sea. Marine Biology 161: 165-171. F. A. Palermo, Univ Camerino, Sch Biosci & Biotechnol, Via Gentile 3 Varano, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy. (E-mail: francesco.palermo@ unicam.it)

COZENS, J. 2014. First green turtle, Chelonia mydas, nest recorded on Sal, Cape Verde. African Sea Turtle Newsletter 1: 29. articles available at: <http://oceanecology.org/resources/documents/astn-1-2014.pdf>.

DAVENPORT, J., T.T. JONES, T.M. WORK & G.H. BALAZS. 2014. Unique characteristics of the trachea of the juvenile leatherback turtle facilitate feeding, diving and endothermy. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 450: 40- 46. J. Davenport, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, North Mall Campus, Distillery Fields, Cork, Ireland. (E-mail: j.davenport@ucc.ie)

DAVIS, F.R. 2013. Book review: The case of the green turtle: an uncensored history of a conservation icon, by Alison Rieser. Environmental History 18: 832-833. Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA. (E-mail: fdavis@fsu.edu)

DE LAPPARENT DE BROINA, F., N. BARDET, M. AMAGHZAZ & S. MESLOUH. 2014. A strange new chelonioid turtle from the Latest Cretaceous Phosphates of Morocco. Comptes Rendus Palevol 13: 87-95. F. de Lapparent de Broin, CR2P, UMR 7207 CNRS-MNHN-UPMC, departement Histoire de la Terre, MNHN, CP38, 57, rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France. (E-mail: fdelap@mnhn.fr)

DE PADUA ALMEIDA, A., H. FILGUEIRAS, R. BRABY & M. TIWARI. 2014. Increasing evidence of leatherback migrations from Brazilian beaches to the west African continent. African Sea Turtle Newsletter 1: 9-11. articles available at: <http://oceanecology.org/resources/documents/astn-1-2014.pdf>.

DELCROIX, E., S. BEDEL, G. SANTELLI & M. GIRONDOT. 2014. Monitoring design for quantification of marine turtle nesting with limited human effort: a test case in the Guadeloupe Archipelago. Oryx 48: 95-105. M. Girondot, Universite Paris- Sud, Laboratoire Ecologie, Systematique et Evolution, UMR 8079, Batiment 362, Orsay, F-91405, France. (E-mail: marc. girondot@u-psud.fr)

DEWALD, J.R. & D.A. PIKE. 2014. Geographical variation in hurricane impacts among sea turtle populations. Journal of Biogeography 41: 307-316. D.A. Pike, School of Marine and Tropical Biology and Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, James Cook University, Townsvill, QLD 4811, Australia. (E-mail: david.pike22@gmail.com)

DURMUS, H., O. GUCLU, K. CANDAN & E. TINAZ. 2013. Reproductive biology of the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, in Dalyan Beach, Turkey, 2009. European Journal of Environment 1: 11-15. H. Durmus, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Education, Dept of Biology Education, 35160 Buca, Izmir-Turkey. (E-mail: hakan.durmus@deu.edu.tr)

FOSSETTE, S., M.J. WITT, P. MILLER, M.A. NALOVIC, D. ALBAREDA, A.P. ALMEIDA, A.C. BRODERICK, D. CHACON-CHAVERRI, M.S. COYNE, A. DOMINGO, S. ECKERT, D. EVANS, A. FALLABRINO, S. FERRAROLI, A. FORMIA, B. GIFFONI, G.C. HAYS, G. HUGHES, L. KELLE, A. LESLIE, M. LOPEZ-MENDILAHARSU, P. LUSCHI, L. PROSDOCIMI, S. RODRIGUEZ-HEREDIA, A. TURNY, S. VERHAGE & B.J. GODLEY. 2014. Pan-Atlantic analysis of the overlap of a highly migratory species, the leatherback turtle, with pelagic longline fisheries. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281: 20133065. S. Fossette, Environmental Research Division, SWFSC, NOAA, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA. (E-mail: sabrina.fossette@googlemail.com)
F
RETEY, J. 2014. Premiere description de l'hybridation entre la tortue imbriquee (Eretmochelys imbricata) et la tortue verde (Chelonia mydas) en Afrique de l'Ouest. African Sea Turtle Newsletter 1: 33-36. available at: <http://oceanecology.org/resources/documents/astn-1-2014.pdf>.

FRETEY, J. & L. MINT HAMA. 2014. Decouverte en Mauritanie d'une luth subadulte echouee. African Sea Turtle Newsletter 1: 21-23. available at: <http://oceanecology.org/resources/documents/astn-1-2014.pdf>.

FREY, A., P.H. DUTTON, D.J. SHAVER, J.S. WALKER & C. RUBIO. 2014. Kemp’s ridley Lepidochelys kempii nesting abundance in Texas, USA: a novel approach using genetics to improve population census. Endangered Species Research 23: 63-71. A. Frey, Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA, 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. (E-mail: amy.frey@noaa.gov)

GILMAN, E., M. OWENS & T. KRAFT. 2014. Ecological risk assessment of the Marshall Islands longline tuna fishery. Marine Policy 44: 239-55. E. Gilman, Hawaii Pacific Univ, Dept Natural Resources, 3661 Loulu St, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA. (E-mail: EricLGilman@gmail.com)

GJERTSEN, H., D. SQUIRES, P.H. DUTTON & T. EGUCHI. 2014. Cost-effectiveness of alternative conservation strategies with application to the Pacific leatherback turtle. Conservation Biology 28: 140-149. H. Gjertsen, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. (E-mail: hgjertsen@gmail.com)

GOODMAN HALL, A. & J. BRAUN MCNEILL. 2013. Inferring sea turtle recapture rates using photographic identification. Herpetological Review 44: 561-569. A. Goodman Hall, NMFS, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA. (E-mail: April.Goodman@noaa.gov)

GOODMAN HALL, A., J. BRAUN MCNEILL, P.B. CONN, E. DAVENPORT & A.A. HOHN. 2013. Seasonal co-occurrence of sea turtles, bottlenose dolphins, and commercial gill nets in southern Pamlico and northern Core Sounds, and adjacent coastal waters of North Carolina, USA. Endangered Species Research 22: 235-249. (Address same as above)

GROSS, M. 2013. Can science relate to our emotions? Current Biology 23: 501-504.

HAMABATA, T., N. KAMEZAKI & T. HIKIDA. 2014. Genetic structure of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) peripheral populations nesting in the northwestern Pacific rookeries: evidence for northern refugia and postglacial colonization. Marine Biology 161: 495-507. T. Hamabata, Division of Biological Sciences, Dept of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. (E-mail: hamabata@zoo.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp)

HATASE, H., K. OMUTA & K. TSUKAMOTO. 2013. A mechanism that maintains alternative life histories in a loggerhead sea turtle population. Ecology 94: 2583-2594. H. Hatase, Univ Tokyo, Atmosphere & Ocean Res Inst, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778564, Japan. (E-mail: hatase@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

HAYASHI, R. 2013. Intraspecific variation in the turtle barnacle, Cylindrolepas sinica Ren, 1980 (Cirripedia, Thoracica, Coronuloidea), with brief notes on habitat selectivity. ZooKeys 327: 35-42. Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research Agency 1551–8, Tairamachi, Nagasaki, 851–2213, Japan. (E-mail: bubobubo32@gmail.com)

HAYS, G.C. 2014. Charismatic marine mega-fauna: Some recent discoveries and future challenges. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 450: 1-5. G. C. Hays, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Vic. 3280, Australia. (E-mail: g.hays@deakin.edu.au)

HAYS, G. C. 2014. Tracking animals to their death. Journal of Animal Ecology 83: 5-6. (Address same as above)

HAYS, G.C., A. CHRISTENSEN, S. FOSSETTE, G. SCHOFIELD, J. TALBOT & P. MARIANI. 2014. Route optimisation and solving Zermelo's navigation problem during long distance migration in cross flows. Ecology Letters 17: 137-43. (Address same as above)

HOCHSCHEID, S. 2014. Why we mind sea turtles' underwater business: a review on the study of diving behavior. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 450: 118-136. S. Hochscheid, Stazione Zoologica "Anton Dohrn", Villa Comunale 1, I-80121 Naples, Italy. (email: sandra.hochscheid@szn.it)

HOCHSCHEID, S., A. TRAVAGLINI, F. MAFFUCCI, G.C. HAYS & F. BENTIVEGNA. 2013. Since turtles cannot talk: what beak movement sensors can tell us about the feeding ecology of neritic loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta. Marine Ecology - An Evolutionary Perspective 34: 321-333. (Address same as above)

HUMBER, F., B.J. GODLEY & A.C. BRODERICK. 2014. So excellent a fishe: a global overview of legal marine turtle fisheries. Diversity and Distributions (DOI: 10.1111/Ddi.12183): 1-12. A. C. Broderick, Marine Turtle Research Group, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn TR10 9EZ, UK. (E-mail: a.c.broderick@exeter.ac.uk)

IRIE, N. 2013. Two turtle genomes shed light on the evolution and development of turtle-specific morphology. Herpetological Review 44: 550. N. Irie, RIKEN, Centre Developmental Biology, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. (E-mail: asurain@cdb.riken.jp)

JENSEN, M.P., C.J. LIMPUS, S.D. WHITING, M. GUINEA, R.I.T. PRINCE, K.E.M. DETHMERS, I.B.W. ADNYANA, R. KENNETT & N.N. FITZSIMMONS. 2013. Defining olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea management units in Australia and assessing the potential impact of mortality in ghost nets. Endangered Species Research 21: 241-253. M.P. Jensen, Marine Mammal & Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. (E-mail: michael@mpj.eu)

JRIBI, I., A. HAMZA, A. SAIED & A. OUERGUI. 2013. Sex ratio estimations of loggerhead marine turtle hatchlings by incubation duration and nest temperature at Sirte beaches (Libya). Scientia Marina 77: 617-624. I. Jribi, Univ Sfax, Sfax Fac Sci, POB 1171, Sfax 3000, Tunisia. (E-mail: imed.jribi@fss.rnu.tn)

KALADHARAN, P., K.P. SAIDKOYA, V.A. KUNHIKOYA & ANASUKOYAA. 2013. Turtle herbivory of seagrass ecosystems in the Lakshadweep atolls: concerns and need for conservation measures. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 55: 25-29. P. Kaladharan, Calicut Research Centre of CMFRI, West Hill PO, Kozhikode 673005, India. (E-mail: kaladharanep@gmail.com)

KAMROWSKI, R.L., C. LIMPUS, R. JONES, S. ANDERSON & M. HAMANN. 2014. Temporal changes in artificial light exposure of marine turtle nesting areas. Global Change Biology (Doi: 10.10111/Gcb.12503): 13 pp. R. L. Kamrowski, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia. (E-mail: ruth.kamrowski@my.jcu.edu.au)

KATSELIDIS, K.A., G. SCHOFIELD, G. STAMOU, P. DIMOPOULOS & J.D. PANTIS. 2014. Employing sea-level rise scenarios to strategically select sea turtle nesting habitat important for long-term management at a temperate breeding area. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 450: 47-54. K.A. Katselidis, Dept Environmental & Natural Resources Management, Univ. of Patra, G Seferi 2, GR-30100 Agrinio, Greece. (E-mail: kostason@gmail.com)

LACASELLA, E. L., S. P. EPPERLY, M. P. JENSEN, L. STOKES & P. H. DUTTON. 2014. Genetic stock composition of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta bycaught in the pelagic waters of the North Atlantic. Endangered Species Research 22: 73-84. E. L. LaCasella, NOAA, Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, SW Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037 USA. (E-mail: Erin.LaCasella@noaa.gov)

LAMARRE-DEJESUS, A.S. & C.R. GRIFFIN. 2013. Use of habanero pepper powder to reduce depredation of loggerhead sea turtle nests. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 12: 262-267. C. R. Griffin, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. (E-mail: cgriffin@eco.umass.edu)

LANCHEROS-PILIEGO, D. & J. HERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ. 2013. AMDAR and PCR-Extra-fast for molecular identification of the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta (Testudines: Cheloniidae) using the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase I (COI). Universitas Scientiarum 18: 321-330. D. Lancheros-Piliego, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá, COLOMBIA

LUSCHI, P., R. MENCACCI, C. VALLINI, A. LIGAS, P. LAMBARDI & S. BENVENUTI. 2013. Long-term tracking of adult loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Herpetology 47: 227-231. P. Luschi, Dept. of Biology, University of Pisa, Via A. Volta 6, I-56126 Pisa, Italy. (E-mail: pluschi@biologia.unipi.it)

MARSHALL, C.D., J. WANG, A. ROCHA, C. GODINEZ-REYES, S. FISLER, T. NARAZAKI, S. KATSUFUMI & B.D. STERBA- BOATWRIGHT. 2014. Scaling of bite performance with head and carapace morphometrics in green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 451: 91-97. C.D. Marshall, Dept. of Marine Biology, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, 200 Seawolf Parkway, Bldg. 3029, Room 253, Texas A&M Univ., Galveston, TX 77553, USA. (E-mail: marshalc@tamug.edu)

MAXWELL, S.M., E.L. HAZEN, S.J. BOGRAD, B.S. HALPERN, G.A. BREED, B. NICKEL, N.M. TEUTSCHEL, L.B. CROWDER, S. BENSON, P.H. DUTTON, H. BAILEY, M.A. KAPPES, C.E. KUHN, M.J. WEISE, B. MATE, S.A. SHAFFER, J.L. HASSRICK, R.W. HENRY, L. IRVINE, B.I. MCDONALD, P.W. ROBINSON, B.A. BLOCK & D.P. COSTA. 2013. Cumulative human impacts on marine predators. Nature Communications (DOI: 10.1038/Ncomms3688) 4: 3688. S.M. Maxwell, Dept of Ocean Sciences, Univ of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. (E-mail: maxwells@stanford.edu)

MBUNGU NDAMBA, S. & J. FRETEY. 2014. Evaluation de l'incubation en eclos de nids de Lepidochelys olivacea comme strategie de conservation sur le littoral de Muanda (RDC). African Sea Turtle Newsletter 1: 39-44. Available at: <http://oceanecology.org/resources/documents/astn-1-2014.pdf>.

MCCLURE, M.M., M. ALEXANDER, D. BORGGAARD, D. BOUGHTON, L. CROZIER, R. GRIFFIS, J.C. JORGENSEN, S.T. LINDLEY, J. NYE, M.J. ROWLAND, E.E. SENEY, A. SNOVER, C. TOOLE & K. VAN HOUTAN. 2013. Incorporating climate science in applications of the U.S. Endangered Species Act for aquatic species. Conservation Biology 27: 1222-1233. M. M. McClure, NOAA, NMFS, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112, U.S.A. (E-mail: michelle.mcclure@noaa.gov)

MENDEZ, D., E. CUEVAS, J. NAVARRO, B. I. GONZALEZ- GARZA & V. GUZMAN-HERNANDEZ. 2013. Satellite tracking of green turtle females Chelonia mydas and the evaluation of their home ranges in the north coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Revista De Biologia Marina y Oceanografia 48: 497-509. D. Mendez, Univ Autonoma Yucatan, Campus Ciencias Biol & Agr,Carretera Merida Xmatk, Itzimna, Yucatan, Mexico. (E-mail: ecuevas@pronatura-ppy.org.mx)

METZ, T.L. & A.M. JR. LANDRY. 2013. An assessment of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) stocks along the Texas coast, with emphasis on the Lower Laguna Madre. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 12: 293-302. T. L. Metz, Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Lab, Dept. of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, TX 77553, USA. (E-mail: metzt@tamug.edu)

MINT HAMA, L. & J. FRETEY. 2014. Cas de fibropapillomatose en Mauritanie: une menace supplementaire pour Chelonia mydas dans ces eaux. African Sea Turtle Newsletter 1: 24-28. Available at: <http://oceanecology.org/resources/documents/astn-1-2014.pdf>.

MUSTAKOVA-POSSARDT, E. 2014. Understanding resilience: core connections that sustain. African Sea Turtle Newsletter 1: 5-8. Available at: <http://oceanecology.org/resources/documents/astn-1-2014.pdf>.

NGUYEN, V.M., S.M. LAROCQUE, L.J. STOOT, N.A. CAIRNS, G. BLOUIN-DEMERS & S.J. COOKE. 2013. Perspectives of fishers on turtle bycatch and conservation strategies in a small-scale inland commercial fyke net fishery. Endangered Species Research 22: 11-22. V. M. Nguyen, Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Dept of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa ON K1S 5B6, Canada. (E-mail: vivian_nguyen@carleton.ca)

PARKAR, P. 2014. Conservation of olive ridley through community participation: A case study of Velas, Ratnagiri District. Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal 4: 137-143. P. Parkar, Associate Professor in Environmental Studies, Maharshi Dayanand College, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, Maharashtra, India.

PARTENARIAT POUR LES TORTUES MARINES DU GABON. 2014. Gabon Sea Turtle Day 2013. African Sea Turtle Newsletter 1: 37-38. Available at: <http://oceanecology.org/resources/documents/astn-1-2014.pdf>.

PATRICIO, R., C.E. DIEZ & R.P. VAN DAM. 2014. Spatial and temporal variability of immature green turtle abundance and somatic growth in Puerto Rico. Endangered Species Research 23: 49-62. R. Patricio, Centre for Ecology Conservation College of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Exeter Cornwall Campus Penryn TR10 9EZ UK. (E-mail: r.patricio@exeter.ac.uk)

PEREIRA, M.A.M., E.J.S. VIDEIRA, P.M.B. GONCALVES & R. FERNANDES. 2014. Post-nesting migration of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from southern Mozambique. African Sea Turtle Newsletter 1: 48-51. Available at: <http://oceanecology.org/resources/documents/astn-1-2014.pdf>.

PERRAULT, J.R., J. WYNEKEN, A. PAGE-KARJIAN, A. MERRILL & D.L. MILLER. 2014. Seasonal trends in nesting leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) serum proteins further verify capital breeding hypothesis. Conservation Physiology 2: 1-15. J. R. Perrault, Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA. (E-mail: jperrault@mote.org)

PLOTKIN, P.T. & J. BERNARDO. 2014. Sea turtle funding dries up. Science 343: 484. P.T. Plotkin, Dept of Oceanography and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Marine Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. (E-mail: plotkin@tamu.edu)

POLOVIC, L. & N. CADENOVIC. 2014. The herpetofauna of the Great Ulcinj Beach area including Ada Island (Montenegro). Turkish Journal of Zoology 38: 104-107. L. Polovic, Nat Hist Museum Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro. (E-mail: lidijapolo@t-com.me)

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