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Marine Turtle Newsletter 142:23-30, © 2014

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS


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RECENT PAPERS

ADIMEY, N.M., C.A. HUDAK, J.R. POWELL, K. BASSOS- HULL, A. FOLEY, N.A. FARMER, L. WHITE & K. MINCH. 2014. Fishery gear interactions from stranded bottlenose dolphins, Florida manatees and sea turtles in Florida, U.S.A. Marine Pollution Bulletin 81: 103-115. N. M. Adimey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, USA

ALVAREZ DE QUEVEDO, I., M. SAN FELIX & L. CARDONA. 2013. Mortality rates in by-caught loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean Sea and implications for the Atlantic populations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 489: 225-234. I. Alvarez de Quevedo, Dept of Animal Biology and IRBIO, Faculty of Biology, Univ of Barcelona, Avenida Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. (E-mail: alvarezdequevedo@ub.edu)

ALVAREZ DE QUEVEDO, I., M. SAN FELIX & L. CARDONA. 2014. Temporal trends in the by-catch of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean Sea: Reply to Baez et al. (2014). Marine Ecology Progress Series 504: 303-304. (Address same as above)

ANONYMOUS. 2014. Call for more protection for leatherback turtles. Marine Pollution Bulletin 79: 6.

ANONYMOUS. 2014. Nail salon technician helps reveal secret route of sea turtles. Eco May: 12.

AYISSI, I., M. AKSISSOU, M. TIWARI & J. FRETEY. 2013. Caractérisation des habitats benthiques et ponte des tortues marines autour du parc national de Campo-Ma’an (Cameroun). International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 7: 1820-1828. French. I. Ayissi, Université Abdelmalek Essaādi, Département de Biologie, Faculté de Sciences Tétouan 2121, Maroc. (E-mail: isidoreayissi@gmail.com)

BAEZ, J.C., S. GARCIA BARCELONA, R. REAL & D. MACIAS. 2014. Estimating by-catch of loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean: Comment on Alvarez de Quevedo et al. (2013). Marine Ecology Progress Series 504: 301-302. J.C. Baez, Instituto Espanol de Oceanografica, Centro Oceanografico de Malaga, Puerto pesquero s/n, Fuengirola, Malaga 29640, Spain. (E-mail: granbaez_29@hotmail.com)

BAEZ, J.C., D. MACIAS, S. GARCIA-BARCELONA & R. REAL. 2014. Interannual differences for sea turtles bycatch in Spanish longliners from Western Mediterranean Sea. Scientific World Journal 2014: 861396, 7 pages. (Address same as above)

BALLORAIN, K., J. BOURJEA, S. CICCIONE, A. KATO, N. HANUISE, M. ENSTIPP, S. FOSSETTE & J.-Y. GEORGES. 2013. Seasonal diving behaviour and feeding rhythms of green turtles at Mayotte Island. Marine Ecology Progress Series 483: 289-302. K. Ballotain, Université de La Réunion, 15 Avenue René Cassin, BP 7151, 97715 Saint-Denis Messag Cedex 9, La Réunion, France. (E-mail: cara.ecology@gmail.com)

BASTIDA-ZAVALA, J.R., M.D.S. GARCIA-MADRIGAL, E.F. ROSAS-ALQUICIRA, R.A. LOPEZ-PEREZ, F. BENITEZ- VILLALOBOS, J.F. MERAZ-HERNANDO, A.M. TORRES- HUERTA, A. MONTOYA-MARQUEZ & N.A. BARRIENTOS- LUJAN. 2013. Marine and coastal biodiversity of Oaxaca, Mexico. Check List 9: 329-330. J.R. Bastida-Zavala, Universidad del Mar, Instituto de Recursos, Campus Puerto Angel, Ciudad Universitaria, Apdo. Postal 47, 70902, Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico. (E-mail: rolando_bastida@yahoo.com.mx)

BELTRAN-TORRES, G., K. OTALORA, L.A. DAZA & J. HERNANDEZ-FERNANDEZ. 2013. Estandarizacion de la tecnica de PCR para amplificar el genoma mitocondrial de las tortugas cabezona (Caretta caretta) y carey (Eretmochelys imbricata) anidantes del Caribe colombiano. Mutis 3: 21-30. J. Hernandez-Fernandez, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Facultad de Ciencias e Ingenieria. Grupo de Investigacion Genetica, Biologia Molecular y Bioinformatica GENBIMOL, Carrera 4 No 22-61Bogota D.C., Colombia. (E-mail: javier.hernandez@utadeo.edu.co)

BOURA, L., K. GRIMANIS & E. SFYROERAS. 2013-2014. Economic recovery takes its toll on Mediterranean loggerheads. SWOT Report Volume IX: 36-37.

BROTHERS, J.R. & K.J. LOHMANN. 2014. Baby come back: Geographic shifts in sea turtle nesting provide evidence for geomagnetic imprinting. Integrative and Comparative Biology 54(Supplement): E26. Meeting Abstract. J.R. Brothers, Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC USA. (E-mail: brotherj@live.unc.edu)

CALIANI, I., T. CAMPANI, M. GIANNETTI, L. MARSILI, S. CASINI & M.C. FOSSI. 2014. First application of comet assay in blood cells of Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). Marine Environmental Research 96(SI): 68-72. I. Caliani, Univ Siena, Dept Environm Earth & Phys Science, Via Mattioli 4, I-53100 Siena, Italy. (E-mail: caliani4@unisi.it)

CAMACHO, M., L.D. BOADA, J. OROS, P. LOPEZ, M. ZUMBADO, M. ALMEIDA-GONZALEZ & O.P. LUZARDO. 2014. Monitoring organic and inorganic pollutants in juvenile live sea turtles: Results from a study of Chelonia mydas and Eretmochelys imbricata in Cape Verde. Science of the Total Environment 481: 303-310. O. P. Luzardo, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Dept Clinical Science, Toxicology Unit, P.O.Box 550, Las Palmas Gran Canaria 35080, Spain. (E-mail: operez@dcc.ulpgc.es)

CAMACHO, M., J. OROS, L.A. HENRIQUEZ-HERNANDEZ, P.F. VALERON, L.D. BOADA, A. ZACCARONI, M. ZUMBADO & O.P. LUZARDO. 2014. Influence of the rehabilitation of injured loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) on their blood levels of environmental organic pollutants and elements. The Science of the Total Environment 487: 436-442. (Address same as above)

CAMPOS, C.E.C., R.C. DOS SANTOS & A.S. ARAUJO. 2013. First record of an immature green turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Testudines: Cheloniidae) on a fluvial island, Reserva Biológica do Parazinho, Amazonas river, Brazil. Check List 9: 434-435. C.E.C. Campos, Universidade Federal do Amapa, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Laboratorio de Zoologia, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Jardim Marco Zero. CEP 68902-280. Macapa, AP, Brazil. (E-mail: eduardocampos@unifap.br)

CARRERAS, C., A.F. REES, A.C. BRODERICK, B.J. GODLEY & D. MARGARITOULIS. 2014. Mitochondrial DNA markers of loggerhead marine turtles (Caretta caretta) (Testudines: Cheloniidae) nesting at Kyparissia Bay, Greece, confirm the western Greece unit and regional structuring. Scientia Marina 78: 115-124. C. Carreras, Marine Turtle Research Group, Coll Life & Environ Sci, Univ Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9EZ, UK. (E-mail: c.carreras-huergo@exeter.ac.uk)

CARTER, S.J.B., I.P. BELL, J.J. MILLER & P. P. GASH. 2014. Automated marine turtle photograph identification using artificial neural networks, with application to green turtles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 452: 105-110. S. J. B. Carter, Univ Tasmania, Private Bag 37, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia. (E-mail: steven.carter@utas.edu.au)

CASALE, P., D. FREGGI, G. FURII, C. VALLINI, P. SALVEMINI, M. DEFLORIO, G. TOTARO, S. RAIMONDI, C. FORTUNA & B.J. GODLEY. 2014. Annual survival probabilities of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles indicate high anthropogenic impact to Mediterranean populations. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2467). P. Casale, Dept of Biology and Biotechnologies 'Charles Darwin', University of Rome "La Sapienza", Viale dell Universita 32, 00185 Rome, Italy. (E-mail: paolo.casale@tiscali.it)

CASALE, P., D. FREGGI, F. MAFFUCCI & S. HOCHSCHEID. 2014. Adult sex ratios of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in two Mediterranean foraging grounds. Scientia Marina. DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03988.30E 78(2): 7 pp. (Address same as above)

CHAN, E.H. 2013. A report on the first 16 years of a marine turtle conservation project in Malaysia. AJCB 2: 129-135. E-H. Chan, Kolej Univ Sains Teknol Malaysia, Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Unit, Kuala Terengganu 21030, Malaysia. (E-mail: ehchan@kustem.edu.my)

CHANDRASEKAR, K. & M. SRINIVASAN. 2013. Sea turtle exploitation from Tamil Nadu, southeast coast of India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 1: 11-14. K. Chandrasekar, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, India. (E-mail: cchandrumbt@gmail.com)

CONANT, T.A. & S.L. PULTZ. 2013-2014. How the U.S. government defines recovery of endangered species. SWOT Report Volume IX: 12-13.

COZENS, J. 2013-2014. Can turtle conservation and tourism development coexist in Cabo Verde? SWOT Report Volume IX: 40-41.

COZENS, J., B. RENOM, A. TAXONERA, C. SANCHEZ & A. CRUZ. 2013. Nesting of green turtle Chelonia mydas on Sal, Cape Verde Islands, in August 2013. Zoologia Caboverdiana 4: 21-24. J. Cozens, ADTMA-SOS Tartarugas, Cafe Cultural, Santa Maria, Sal, Cabo Verde, Spain. (E-mail: jacquie@sostartarugas.org)

CRUCE, J. & J. JR. RULMAL. 2013-2014. Continuity in a community setting. The Ulithi Marine Turtle Program. SWOT Report Volume IX: 14-15.

DAMIANO, D.L. 2014. Licensed to kill: a defense of vicarious liability under the Endangered Species Act. Duke Law Journal 63: 1543-1588. D.L. Damiano, Duke Univ, School of Law, Durham, NC 27706 USA.

DELL'AMICO, F. & P. MORINIERE. 2013. Observations des tortues marines et des poissons-lunes en 2012 (cotes Atlantiques francaises). Annales de la Societe des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Maritime 10: 437-445. French. F. Dell'Amico, Aquarium La Rochelle (Centre d'Etudes et de Soins pour les Tortues Marines), B.P. 4, 17002 La Rochelle Cedex, France.

DODGE, K.L., B. GALUARDI, T.J. MILLER & M.E. LUTCAVAGE. 2014. Leatherback turtle movements, dive behavior & habitat characteristics in ecoregions of the northwest Atlantic Ocean. PLoS One 9(3): e91726. K. L. Dodge, Dept of Biological Sciences, Univ of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA. (E-mail: kara.dodge@post.harvard.edu)

DUDLEY, P.N. & W.P. PORTER. 2014. Using empirical and mechanistic models to assess global warming threats to leatherback sea turtles. Marine Ecology Progress Series 501: 265-278. P.N. Dudley, Univ Wisconsin, Dept of Zool, 250 North Mills St, Madison, WI 53706 USA. (E-mail: pdudley@wisc.edu)

DUTTON, P.H., G.H. BALAZS & A. FREY. 2013-2014. Hawaiian nesting range shift offers rare learning opportunity. SWOT Report Volume IX: 22-23.

EHSANPOUR, M., M. AFKHAMI, R. KHOSHNOOD & K.J. REICH. 2014. Determination and maternal transfer of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Hg) in the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from a nesting colony of Qeshm Island, Iran. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 92: 667-673. M. Ehsanpour, Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, PO Box 79159-1311, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

FOLEY, A.M., B.A. SCHROEDER, R. HARDY, S.L. MACPHERSON & M. NICHOLAS. 2014. Long-term behavior at foraging sites of adult female loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from three Florida rookeries. Marine Biology (DOI 10.1007/s00227-014-2415-9): 12 pp. A. Foley, Jacksonville Field Laboratory, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Jacksonville, FL 32218, USA. (E-mail: allen.foley@myfwc.com)

FUJIOKA, E., C.Y. KOT, B.P. WALLACE, B.D. BEST, J. MOXLEY, J. CLEARY, B. DONNELLY & P.N. HALPIN. 2014. Data integration for conservation: Leveraging multiple data types to advance ecological assessments and habitat modeling for marine megavertebrates using OBIS-SEAMAP. Ecological Informatics 20: 13-26. E. Fujioka, Duke Univ, Nicholas School of the Environment, Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, P.O. Box 90328, Durham, NC 27707 USA. (E-mail: efujioka@duke.edu)

GALLASPY, P. 2014. Increasing sea turtle mortality and the shrimp trawl fisheries industry. Louisiana Coastal Law No. 95: 10-18.

GOLDEN, A.S., W. NAISILSISILI, I. LIGAIRI & J.A. DREW. 2014. Combining natural history collections with fisher knowledge for community-based conservation in Fiji. PLoS One 9: e98036. J. A. Drew, Dept of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. (E-mail: jd2977@columbia.edu)

GONZALEZ PAREDES, D. & D. MELERO DURO. 2014. El valor de la tortuga marina. Impacto social y economico del programa de conservacion e investigacion de tortugas marinas de la Fundacion Corcovado en Bahia Drake. Chronica Naturae 4: 51-65. D. Gonzalez Paredes, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, (UCSD), Center for Marine Biodiversity & Conservation, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92083-0202, USA. (E-mail: danigonzalez@ucsd.edu)

GREGO, J.M. & D.B. HITCHCOCK. 2014. Limited-information modeling of loggerhead turtle population size. Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics 19: 18-38. D.B. Hitchcock, Univ South Carolina, Dept Statistics, Columbia, SC 29208 USA. (E-mail: hitchcock@stat.sc.edu)

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, Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Zool, Div Biol Sci,Sakyo Ku, Kitashirakawa Oiwakecho, Kyoto 6068502, Japan. (E-mail: hamabata@zoo.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp)

HARMS, C.A., W.E.D. PINIAK, S.A. ECKERT & E.M. STRINGER. 2014. Sedation and anesthesia of hatchling leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) for auditory evoked potential measurement in air and in water. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 45: 86-92. C.A. Harms, Environmental Medicine Consortium and Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Center for Marine Sciences and Technology, North Carolina State University, 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC 28557, USA.

HATASE, H., K. OMUTA & T. KOMATSU. 2014. Do loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) eggs vary with alternative foraging tactics? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 455: 56- 61. H. Hatase, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277- 8564, Japan. (E-mail: hatase@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

HAWKES, L. A., A. MCGOWAN, A.C. BRODERICK, S. GORE, D. WHEATLEY, J. WHITE, M.J. WITT & B.J. GODLEY. 2014. High rates of growth recorded for hawksbill sea turtles in Anegada, British Virgin Islands. Ecology and Evolution 4: 1255-1266. L. Hawkes, Centre for Ecology & Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, TR10 9EZ, U.K. (E-mail: l.hawkes@exeter.ac.uk)

HOUSSAYE, A. 2013. Bone histology of aquatic reptiles: what does it tell us about secondary adaptation to an aquatic life? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 108: 3-21. Steinmann Institut für Geologie, Paläontologie und Mineralogie, Universität Bonn, Nussallee 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany. (E-mail: houssaye@uni-bonn.de)

HUMBER, F. 2013-2014. The importance of setting baselines for assessing the direct take of turtles. SWOT Report Volume IX: 10-11.

HUNT, K.E., C.J. INNIS, C. MERIGO & E. BURGESS. 2014. To truck turtles or not to truck turtles: Assessing potential effects of transport stress on endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles. Integrative and Comparative Biology 54(Supplement): E97. Meeting Abstract. K.E. Hunt, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA USA. (E-mail: huntk@neaq.org)

HUTCHINSON, B.J. 2013-2014. Crowded coastlines. SWOT Report Volume IX: 34-35.

K. WARNE. 2014. A Tale of Two Atolls. National Geographic 225(4): 62-69.

KA-YAN N.G., C., P.H. DUTTON, S. KIN-FUNG CHAN, K.-S. CHEUNG, J.-W. QIU & Y.-N. SUN. 2014. Characterization and conservation concerns of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) nesting in Hong Kong, China. Pacific Science 68: 231-243. C. Ka-yan Ng, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Dept, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), People's Republic of China. (E-mail: ka_yan_ng@afcd.gov.hk)

KELEZ, S. & X. VELEZ-ZUAZO. 2013-2014. Sea turtle nesting expansion into Peru brings new management challenges. SWOT Report Volume IX: 20-21.

KVAMSDAL, S.F. & S.M. STOHS. 2014. Estimating endangered species interaction risk with the Kalman filter. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 96: 458-468. S. F. Kvamsdal, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway. (E-mail: sturla.kvamsdal@nhh.no)

LAGUEUX, C.J., C.L. CAMPBELL & S. STRINDBERG. 2014. Artisanal green turtle, Chelonia mydas, fishery of Caribbean Nicaragua: I. catch rates and trends, 1991-2011. PLoS One 9(4): e94667. C.J. Lagueux, Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. (E-mail: cjlagueux@gmail.com)

LALOE, J.O., J. COZENS, B. RENOM, A. TAXONERA & G.C. HAYS. 2014. Effects of rising temperature on the viability of an important sea turtle rookery. Nature Climate Change 4: 513-518. J.O. Laloe, Dept of Biosciences, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, IK. (E-mail: 714515@swansea.ac.uk)

LAMONT, M.M. & I. FUJISAKI. 2014. Effects of ocean temperature on nesting phenology and fecundity of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). Journal of Herpetology 48: 98-102. M.M. Lamont, US Geological Survey, Southeast Ecological Science Center, 7920 NW 71st St, Gainesville, FL 32653 USA. (E-mail: mlamont@usgs.gov)

LAMONT, M.M. & C. HOUSER. 2014. Spatial distribution of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) emergences along a highly dynamic beach in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 453: 98-107. (Address same as above)

LASALA, J.A. & J.W. WYNEKEN. 2014. Microsatellite analyses compare trends in paternity in two sympatric species of marine turtle (Caretta caretta & Chelonia mydas). Integrative and Comparative Biology 54 (Supplement): E303. Meeting Abstract. J.A. Lasala, Florida Atlantic Univ, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA. (E-mail: jlasala1@fau.edu)

LEDAIN, M.R.K., S.M. LAROCQUE, L.J. STOOT, N.A. CAIRNS, G. BLOUIN-DEMERS & S.J. COOKE. 2013. Assisted recovery following prolonged submergence in fishing nets can be beneficial to turtles: an assessment with blood physiology and reflex impairment. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 12: 172-177. S.M. Larocque, Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada. (E-mail: slarocque9@gmail.com)

LEWBART, G.A., M. HIRSCHFELD, J. DENKINGER, K. VASCO, N. GUEVARA, J. GARCIA, J. MUNOZ & K.J. LOHMANN. 2014. Blood gases, biochemistry & hematology of Galapagos green turtles (Chelonia mydas). PloS One 9(5): e96487. G.A. Lewbart, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC, USA.

LEWISON, R.L., L.B. CROWDER, B.P. WALLACE, J.E. MOORE, T. COX, R. ZYDELIS, S. MCDONALD, A. DIMATTEO, D.C. DUNN, C.Y. KOT, R. BJORKLAND, S. KELEZ, C. SOYKAN, K.R. STEWART, M. SIMS, A. BOUSTANY, A.J. READ, P. HALPIN, W.J. NICHOLS & C. SAFINA. 2014. Global patterns of marine mammal, seabird & sea turtle bycatch reveal taxa- specific and cumulative megafauna hotspots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111: 5271-5276. R.L. Lewison, San Diego State Univ, Dept Biology, San Diego, CA 92182 USA. (E-mail: rlewison@mail.sdsu.edu)

LILES, M., V. GADEA, A. HENRIQUEZ, E. ALTAMIRANO, D. MELERO, I. YANEZ & A. GAOS. 2013-2014. The hawksbill cup. A social innovation helps save turtles through sport. SWOT Report Volume IX: 30-31.

LINDGREN, J., P. SJOVALL, R.M. CARNEY, P. UVDAL, J.A. GREN, G. DYKE, B.P. SCHULTZ, M.D. SHAWKEY, K.R. BARNES & M.J. POLCYN. 2014. Skin pigmentation provides evidence of convergent melanism in extinct marine reptiles. Nature 506: 484-488. J. Lindgren, Dept of Geology, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden. (E-mail: johan.lindgren@geol.lu.se)

LIPUMA, L. 2014. Land conservation efforts protect sea turtles. Eco May: 32-39. Conservation Outreach Coordinator, Osa Conservation, Costa Rica.

LOHMANN, K.J., N.F. PUTMAN & C.M.F. LOHMANN. 2014. Natal homing and the geomagnetic imprinting hypothesis for salmon and sea turtles. Integrative and Comparative Biology 54(Supplement): E126. Meeting Abstract. K.J. Lohmann, Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC USA. (E-mail: KLohmann@email.unc.edu)

LOPEZ, G.G., P.H. LARA & E. SALIES. 2013-2014. Pursuing coastal conservation in northeastern Brazil as a shared responsibility. SWOT Report Volume IX: 42-43.

MAHFURDZ SUNARDI, A., H. AHMAD, S.A., S.A. KADIR & N. SULONG. 2013. Acoustic strength of green turtle and fish based on FFT analysis. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Application 4: 74-78. A. Mahfurdz Sunardi, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), 26600 Pekan, Malaysia.

MAZARIS, A.D., V. ALMPANIDOU, B.P. WALLACE, J.D. PANTIS & G. SCHOFIELD. 2014. A global gap analysis of sea turtle protection coverage. Biological Conservation 173: 17-23. A.D. Mazaris, Department of Ecology, School of Biology, U.P. Box 119, Aristotle University, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. (E-mail: amazaris@bio.auth.gr)

MCCRANIE, J. R. and L. VALDES ORELLANA. 2014. New island records and updated nomenclature of amphibians and reptiles from the Islas de la Bahia, Honduras. Herpetology Notes 7: 41-49. J. R. McCranie, 10770 SW 164 St., Miami, Florida 33157–2933, USA. (E-mail: jmccrani@bellsouth.net)

MCDONALD, R.I., K.S. FIELDING & W.R. LOUIS. 2014. Conflicting social norms and community conservation compliance. Journal for Nature Conservation 22: 212-216. R.I. McDonald, Univ New S Wales, School Psychology, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. (E-mail: rachel.mcdonald@unsw.edu.au)

MCNIVEN, I.J., N. DE MARIA, M. WEISLER & T. LEWIS. 2014. Darumbal voyaging: intensifying use of central Queensland's Shoalwater Bay islands over the past 5000 years. Archaeology in Oceania 49: 2-42. I.J. McNiven, Monash Univ, School Geog & Environm Sci, Clayton, Vic 3800, Australia. (E-mail: ian.mcniven@monash.edu)

MENDEZ, D., E. CUEVAS, J. NAVARRO, B.I. GONZALEZ- GARZA&V.GUZMAN-HERNANDEZ. 2013.Rastreosatelital de las hembras de tortuga blanca Chelonia mydas y evaluacion de sus ambitos hogarenos en la costa norte de la peninsula de Yucatan, Mexico. Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia 48: 497-503. E. Cuevas, Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan, A.C., Calle 32 No. 269 x 47 y 47 A Colonia Pinzon II. C.P. 97207, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. (E-mail: ecuevas@pronatura-ppy.org.mx)

MESTRE, F., M.P. BRAGANCA, A. NUNES & M.E. DOS SANTOS. 2014. Satellite tracking of sea turtles released after prolonged captivity periods. Marine Biology Research 10: 996- 1006. M. P. Braganea, Zoomarine - Mundo Maquįtico SA, E.N. 125, km 65, Guia, Albufeira 8201-864, Portugal. (E-mail: marco. braganca@zoomarine.pt)

MEYER, B.K., R.K. VANCE & G.A. BISHOP. 2013-2014. Managing moving targets. Identifying and responding to sea turtle nesting range shifts. SWOT Report Volume IX: 16-17.

MEYER, B.K., R.K. VANCE & G.A. BISHOP. 2013-2014. Rising seas. Addressing eroding habitats on St. Catherines Island, Georgia (USA). SWOT Report Volume IX: 18-19.

MOGHIMI, A. 2014. Extraction of trace copper(II) using C18 membrane disks modified Graphene oxide with covalently linked porphyrin in water samples and biologics sample by FAAS. International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences 5: 99-108. Department of Chemistry, Varamin (Pishva) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran. (E-mail: alimoghimi@iauvaramin.ac.ir)

MUNOZ, F.A., S. ESTRADA-PARRA, A. ROMERO-ROJAS, E. GONZALEZ-BALLESTEROS, T.M. WORK, H. VILLASEŃNR- GAONA & I. ESTRADA-GARCIA. 2013. Immunological evaluation of captive green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) with ulcerative dermatitis. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 44: 837-844. F.A. Munoz, Facultad de Agronomia, UNAM de San Luis Potosi, Carretera Matehuala-San Luis Potosi, Km 14.5, Palma de la Cruz, Soledad de Graciano Sanchez, San Luis Potosi 78321, Mexico. (E-mail: fernando.munoz@uaslp.mx)

MUNOZ, F.A., S.Y. FRANCO-NOGUEZ, E. GONZALEZ- BALLESTEROS, A.C. NEGRETE-PHILIPPE & L. FLORES- ROMO. 2014. Characterisation of the green turtle's leukocyte subpopulations by flow cytometry and evaluation of their phagocytic activity. Veterinary Research Communications 38(2): 123-128. (Address same as above)

NARO-MACIEL, E., S.J. GAUGHRAN, N.F. PUTMAN, G. AMATO, F. ARENGO, P.H. DUTTON, K.W. MCFADDEN, E.C. VINTINNER & E.J. STERLING. 2014. Predicting connectivity of green turtles at Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific: a focus on mtDNA and dispersal modeling. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 11: UNSP 20130888. E. Naro-Maciel, CUNY, College Staten Island, Dept Biol, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314 USA. (E-mail: eugenia.naromaciel@csi.cuny.edu)

NICHOLS, W.J. 2013-2014. Are we winning in turtle conservation? SWOT Report Volume IX: 6-9.

NUNES RIBEIRO, A.B., L. BARRETO, L.E.D.S. RIBEIRO & R.R. AZEVEDO. 2014. Conservation aspects of sea turtles in Maranhao Island, Sao Luis, Brazil. Bioscience Journal, Uberlandia 30: 874-878. A.B. Nunes Ribeiro, Programa de Pos graduaēao em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapa, Macapa, AP, Brasil. (E-mail: anabeatricenunes@yahoo.com.br)

PARRIS, D.C., J.P. SCHEIN, E.B. DAESCHLER, E.S. GILMORE, J.C. POOLE & R.A. PELLEGRINI. 2014. Two halves make a Holotype: two hundred years between discoveries. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 163: 85-89. D.C. Parris, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State St, Trenton, NJ 08625, USA. (E-mail: David.Parris@sos.state.nj.us)

PATE, J.H. & M. SALMON. 2014. A comparative study of growth patterns in juvenile sea turtles. Integrative and Comparative Biology 54(Supplement): E328. Meeting Abstract. J.H. Pate, Florida Atlantic Univ, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA. (E-mail: jpate10@fau.edu)

PENDOLEY, K.L., C.D. BELL, R. MCCRACKEN, K.R. BALL, J. SHERBORNE, J.E. OATES, P. BECKER, A. VITENBERGS & P.A. WHITTOCK. 2014. Reproductive biology of the flatback turtle Natator depressus in Western Australia. Endangered Species Research 23: 115-123. K. L. Pendoley, Pendoley Environmental Pty Ltd, 2/1 Aldous Place, Booragoon, WA 6154, Australia. (E-mail: kellie.pendoley@penv.com.au)

PENDOLEY, K.L., G. SCHOFIELD, P.A. WHITTOCK, D. IERODIACONOU & G.C. HAYS. 2014. Protected species use of a coastal marine migratory corridor connecting Marine Protected Areas. Marine Biology (DOI 10.1007/s00227-014-2433-7): 12 pp. G. Schofield, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Warrnambool, VIC 3280, Australia. (E-mail: g.schof@gmail.com)

PERRIN, M. 2013. Between the tides: in search of sea turtles. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 43: 90. Research Centre for African Parrot Conservation, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. (E-mail: perrin@ukzn.ac.za)

PFALLER, J.B. & J.A. BAEZA. 2014. Social monogamy in Planes major, a facultative symbiont of loggerhead sea turtles. Integrative and Comparative Biology 54(Supplement): E165. Meeting Abstract. J.B. Pfaller, Dept Biology, Univ Florida, Gainesville, FL USA. (E-mail: jpfaller@ufl.edu)

PHILLIPS, K.F., K.L. MANSFIELD, D.J. DIE & D.S. ADDISON. 2014. Survival and remigration probabilities for loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology 161: 863-870. K.F. Phillips, Univ Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149 USA. (E-mail: kphillips@rsmas.miami.edu)


PHILLIPS, K.P., J.A. MORTIMER, K.G. JOLLIFFE, T.H. JORGENSEN & D.S. RICHARDSON. 2014. Molecular techniques reveal cryptic life history and demographic processes of a critically endangered marine turtle. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 455: 29-37. K.P. Phillips, Univ E Anglia, Sch Biol Sci, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England, UK. (E-mail: Karl.Phillips@uea.ac.uk)

PILCHER, N. 2013-2014. Bold innovations set the pace for research and conservation. SWOT Report Volume IX: 24-25.

PILCHER, N.J., L. PERRY, M. ANTONOPOULOU, M.A. ABDEL- MOATI, T. Z. AL ABDESSALAAM, M. ALBELDAWI, M. AL ANSI, S. F. AL-MOHANNADI, R. BLADWIN, A. CHIKHI, H. SEKHAR DAS, S. HAMZA, O.J. KERR, A. AL KIYUMI, A. MOBARAKI, H.S. AL SUWAIDI, A.S. AL SUWEIDI, M. SAWAF, C. TOURENQ, J. WILLIAMS & A. WILLSON. 2014. Short-term behavioural responses to thermal stress by hawksbill turtles in the Arabian region. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 457: 190-198. N. Pilcher, Marine Research Foundation, 136 Lorong Pokok Seraya 2, Taman Khidmat, 88450 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. (E-mail: npilcher@mrf-asia.org)

PILUDU, N. & J. COZENS. 2013. Is community-based conservation a feasible option for sea turtles in Sal, Cape Verde Islands? Zoologia Caboverdiana 4: 8-16. N. Piludu, Via dell’Autonomia Regionale Sarda, Quartu S. Elena, 09045 Italy. (E-mail: nicola.pld@gmail.com)

PRESENTI, C. 2013-2014. New model melds conservation, community & business gains in Mexico. SWOT Report Volume IX: 32-33.

PROSDOCIMI, L., I. BRUNO, L. DIAZ, V. GONZALEZ CARMAN, D.A. ALBAREDA & M.I. BEMIS. 2014. Southernmost reports of the hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in temperate waters of Argentina and evidence of a hybrid origin supported by mitochondrial DNA analysis. Herpetological Review 45: 1-5. L. Prosdocimi, Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Ciencias Exactas and Nat, Dept Ecol Genet and Evoluc, Lab Genet Estruct Poblac,Inst IEGEBA CONICET UBA, RA-1053 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina. (E-mail: lprosdo@yahoo.com.ar)

PROSDOCIMI, L., P.H. DUTTON, D. ALBAREDA & M.I. REMIS. 2014. Origin and genetic diversity of leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea) at Argentine foraging grounds. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 458: 13-19. L. Prosdocimi, Blandengues 660 (1609) Boulogne,Buenos Aires, Argentina. (E-mail: lprosdo@yahoo.com.ar)

QUIMPO, F.-A.T. 2013. Sea turtles of Macajalar and Gingoog Bays Mindanao, Philippines. Asian Journal of Biodiversity 4:169-189. McKeough Marine Center-Xavier University, 9 Corrales Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. (E-mail: fraandquimpo@gmail.com)

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REVUELTA, O., Y.M. LEON, J.A. BALBUENA, A.C. BRODERICK, P. FELIZ, B.J. GODLEY, J.A. RAGA & J. TOMAS. 2014. The value of endangered species in protected areas at risk: the case of the leatherback turtle in the Dominican Republic. Biodiversity and Conservation (DOI 10.1007/s10531- 014-0682-x). O. Revuelta, Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Science Park, University of Valencia, P.O. Box 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain. (E-mail: ohiana.revuelta@uv.es)

ROUSSELET, E., N. I. STACY, K. LAVICTOIRE, B. M. HIGGINS,
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ROUSSO, S. & C. SANCHEZ. 2013-2014. Research results guide turtle protection in Baja California Sur, Mexico. SWOT Report Volume IX: 38-39.

RUGGIERO, M.G., L. FERRETTI, C. GLOMSKI & A. PICA. 2014. Erythrophagocytosis in circulating blood of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta: the pitting of Heinz bodies. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology 321: 144-150. A. Pica, Univ Naples Federico II, Dept Biol, Via Mezzocannone 8, I-80134 Naples, Italy. (E-mail: alessandra. pica@unina.it)

SALMON, M. & J. SCHOLL. 2014. Allometric growth in juvenile marine turtles: possible role as an antipredator adaptation. Zoology 117: 131-138. M. Salmon, Florida Atlantic Univ, Dept Biological Sciences, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA. (E-mail: salmon@fau.edu)

SARMIENTO-RAMIREZ, J.M., M. VAN DER VOORT, J.M. RAAIJMAKERS & J. DIEGUEZ-URIBEONDO. 2014. Unravelling the microbiome of eggs of the endangered sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata identifies bacteria with activity against the emerging pathogen Fusarium falciforme. PLoS One 9(4): e95206. J. Dieguez-Uribeondo, Departamento de Micologia, Real Jardin Botanico-CSIC, Madrid, Spain. (E-mail: dieguez@rjb.csic.es)

SCHUYLER, Q.A., C. WILCOX, K. TOWNSEND, B.D. HARDESTY & N.J. MARSHALL. 2014. Mistaken identity? Visual similarities of marine debris to natural prey items of sea turtles. BMC Ecology 14: 14. Q.A. Schuyler, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia. (E-mail: Q.Schuyler@uq.edu.au)

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SPEDDING, G.R. 2014. Wake signature detection. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 46: 273-302. Dept of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. (E-mail: geoff@usc.edu)

STEADMAN, D.W., N.A. ALBURY, P. MAILLIS, J.I. MEAD, J. SLAPCINSKY, K.L. KRYSKO , H.M. SINGLETON & J. FRANKLIN. 2014. Late-Holocene faunal and landscape change in the Bahamas. Holocene 24: 220-230. D.W. Steadman, Univ Florida, Florida Museum Nat Hist, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA. (E-mail: dws@flmnh.ufl.edu)

STEPHENSON, M.L. 2014. The effects of ocean acidification on hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata): An ecosystem approach. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter No. 19: 5-8. Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA, USA. (E-mail: megan.stephenson@tufts.edu)

STOKES, K.L., W.J. FULLER, F. GLEN, B.J. GODLEY, D.J. HODGSON, K.A. RHODES, R.T.E. SNAPE & A.C. BRODERICK. 2014. Detecting green shoots of recovery: the importance of long-term individual-based monitoring of marine turtles. Animal Conservation (DOI: 10.1111/acv.12128): 1-10. Annette C. Broderick, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK. (E-mail: a.c.broderick@exeter.ac.uk)

STORELLI, M.M. & N. ZIZZO. 2014. Occurrence of organochlorine contaminants (PCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs) and pathologic findings in loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, from the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Science of the Total Environment 472: 855-861. M.M. Storelli, Univ Bari, Biosci Biotechnol & Biopharmaceut Dept, Str Prov Casamassima Km 3, I-70010 Bari, Italy. (E-mail: mariamaddalena.storelli@uniba.it)

SULLIVAN, E.M. 2014. Metazoan parasite infracommunities of juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtles. Integrative and Comparative Biology 54(Supplement): E355. Meeting Abstract. Univ Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA USA. (E-mail: erin_sullivan@student.uml.edu)

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TUCKER, A.D., B.D. MACDONALD & J.A. SEMINOFF. 2014. Foraging site fidelity and stable isotope values of loggerhead turtles tracked in the Gulf of Mexico and northwest Caribbean. Marine Ecology Progress Series 502: 267-279. A.D. Tucker, Dept Parks & Wildlife, Marine Science Program, 17 Dick Perry Ave, S Perth, WA 6151, Australia. (E-mail: tony.tucker@dpaw.wa.gov.au)

VAN HOUTAN, K.S. & J.N. KITTINGER. 2014. Historical commercial exploitation and the current status of Hawaiian green turtles. Biological Conservation 170: 20-27. K.S. Van Houtan, NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Sci Ctr, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd,Suite 1000, Honolulu, HI 96814 USA. (E-mail: kyle.vanhoutan@gmail.com)

VAN TUSSENBROEK, B.I., J. CORTES, R. COLLIN, A. C. FONSECA, P.M. H. GAYLE, H.M. GUZMAN, G.E. JACOME, R. JUMAN, K.H. KOLTES, H.A. OXENFORD, A. RODRIGUEZ-RAMIREZ, J. SAMPER-VILLARREAL, S.R. SMITH, J.J. TSCHIRKY & E. WEIL. 2014. Caribbean-wide, long-term study of seagrass beds reveals local variations, shifts in community structure and occasional collapse. PLoS One 9(3): e90600. B. I. van Tussenbroek, Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ciencias Mar & Limnol, Cancun, Mexico. (E-mail: vantuss@ cmarl.unam.mx)

VANDER ZANDEN, H. 2013-2014. Invisible records reveal new understandings. SWOT Report Volume IX: 28-29.

WALLACE, B.P. 2013-2014. The state of SWOT. Ten years and counting. SWOT Report Volume IX: 44-45.

WANG, J.H., J. BARKAN, S. FISLER & Y. SWIMMER. 2013- 2014. Illuminating innovations in fisheries technology reduce bycatch. SWOT Report Volume IX : 26-27.

WARRAICH, T.N. & J. WYNEKEN. 2014. Getting hooked: A study to understand sea turtle longline bycatch. Integrative and Comparative Biology 54(Supplement): E365. Meeting Abstract. T.N. Warraich, Florida Atlantic Univ, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA. (E-mail: twarraic@fau.edu)

WATWOOD, S.L., J.D. IAFRATE, E. A. REYIER & W.E. REDFOOT. 2014. Behavioral response of select reef fish and sea turtles to mid-frequency sonar. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America 135: 2367. Meeting Abstract. S.L. Watwood, NUWC Newport, 1176 Howell St., Newport, RI 02841, USA. (E-mail: stephanie.watwood@navy.mil)

WEDEMEYER, K.R., J. BERNARDO & P.T. PLOTKIN. 2014. Ecological niches as underlying mechanisms of L. olivacea female alternative reproductive tactics. Integrative and Comparative Biology 54(Supplement): E366. Meeting Abstract. K. Wedemeyer, Texas A&M Univ, College Stn, TX 77843 USA. (E-mail: kwedemeyer@bio.tamu.edu)

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TECHNICAL REPORTS

CARRETTA, J.V., L. ENRIQUEZ & VILLAFANAC. 2014. Marine mammal, sea turtle and seabird bycatch in California gillnet fisheries in 2012. NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-526: 16 pp. J.V. Carretta, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal and Turtle Program, La Jolla, CA 92037-1509, USA. (E-mail: Jim.Carretta@noaa.gov)

ENVIRONNEMENT ILLIMITE INC. 2013. Simandou Project (Guinea). Port Component. Sea turtles - Kabak Island area baseline report. Final Report presented to SNC Lavalin Environnement: 57 pp. + 3 Appendices. 1453 rue Saint-Timothee, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2L 3N7. (<http://www.envill.com>)

HALL, M.V. 2013. Estimating Sound Pressure Levels that correspond to maximum legal disturbance of seals and turtles. Acoustics 2013 Victor Harbor: Science, Technology and Amenity: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society p. 1-7. Moya Crescent, Kingsgrove, NSW 2208, Australia.

MORO, D. & I. MACAULAY. 2014. A guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Barrow Island. Gorgon Project. Chevron Australia: 72 pp.

MORO, D. & D. PESCOD. 2014. A Guide to the Tracks and Traces of Barrow Island. Gorgon Project. Chevron Australia: 59 pp.

NURZIA HUMBURG, I. & G.H. BALAZS. 2014. 40 Years of Research: Recovery Records of Green Turtles Observed or Originally Tagged at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1973-2013. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-40: 14pp. <http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/library/pubs/tech/NOAA_Tech_Memo_PIFSC_40.pdf>.

OWENS, D.W. & G. BLANVILLAIN. 2013. Captive reproduction of sea turtles: an important success story. Proceedings of the International Symposium, Reproduction of Marine Life, Birth of New Life! Investigating the Mysteries of Reproduction, February 21-22, 2009, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium: 23-40.

SCOTT, C. 2013. Koh Tao Sea Turtle Head-Starting and Rehabilitation Project Updates and Request for Extension. Report by the New Heaven Reef Conservation Program, Thailand: 12 pp.

SLATER, K. 2013. Sea turtle behaviour and nesting site preferences in Mexico. Report to Operation Wallacea: 4 pp.

TE MANA O TE MOANA. 2014. Sea turtle clinic of Moorea, 2004-2014. Published by Te mana o te moana, Sea Turtle Clinic of Moorea, French Polynesia: 17 pp.

WANG, J.H., J. BARKAN, S. FISLER, J.C. MANGEL, J. ALFARO-SHIGUETO & Y. SWIMMER. 2014. Illumination of gillnets reduces sea turtle bycatch. Fisheries Bycatch: Global Issues and Creative Solutions. 29th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium, May 13-16, 2014, Anchorage, Alaska: 62. J.H. Wang, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA. (E-mail: john. wang@noaa.gov)

WSPA INTERNATIONAL. 2014. The Cayman Turtle Farm: A Continued Case for Change. World Society for the Protection of Animals, London: 51 pp. WSPA International, 5th Floor, 222 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8HB, UK. (E-mail: turtles@wspa-international.org)

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

BRYAN, J.M. 2013. Concentrations of heavy metals in scute samples from nesting female olive ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea & Eastern Pacific green, Chelonia mydas agassizii, sea turtles in Costa Rica. M.S. Thesis. Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana: 37 pp.

GIOVAS, C.M. 2013. Foraging variability in the prehistoric Caribbean: multiple foraging optima, resource use & anthropogenic impacts on Carriacou, Grenada. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Washington, Seattle: 406 pp.

HERNANDEZ, K. 2014. Protecting beaches and sea turtles: An analysis of beach nourishment in North Carolina, the impacts on nesting loggerhead sea turtles & how sea level rise will transform the status quo. M.S. Thesis. Duke University, Durham, NC: 45 pp.

LOPEZ-CASTRO, M.C. 2013. Evaluating connections between oceanic and neritic foraging areas of sea turtles in the Atlantic Ocean with biochemical markers. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville: 106 pp.

PACHECO ROVIRA, L.R. 2013. La pesca con palangre pelagico en el Pacifico panameno. Aspectos operativos la selectividad de los anzuelos repercusiones en la captura incidental de tortugas marinas. Master's Thesis. Universidad de Alicante, en la Republica de Panama: 127 pp. Spanish.

PATEL, S.H. 2013. Movements, behaviors and threats to loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Ph.D. Dissertation. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA: 132 pp.

ROBERTS, K. 2013. Weather patterns associated with green turtle hypothermic stunning events in St. Joseph Bay and Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. M.S. Thesis. University of South Florida: 92 pp.

ROGERS, M.M. 2013. Hatchling sex ratios and nest temperature- sex ratio response of three South Florida marine turtle species (Caretta caretta L., Chelonia mydas L. & Dermochelys coriacea V.). M.S. Thesis. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton: 103 pp.

TROCINI, S. 2013. Health assessment and hatching success of two Western Australian loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) populations. Ph.D. Dissertation. Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia: 355 pp.

ZARATE, P.M. 2013. Biology of the green turtle Chelonia mydas in the Galapagos Islands. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville: 173 pp.