Marine Turtle Newsletter 2:8-11, © 1977
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Marine Turtle Newsletter 2:8-11, © 1977
BALAZS, G.H, 1976. Hawaii's seabirds, turtles and seals. World Wide Distributors Ltd., Honolulu. (pamphlet with popular text, mostly photographs including ones of basking green turtles) George H. Balazs, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, P.0. Box 1346, Kanehoe, Hawaii 96744. USA.
CHRISTENSEN, R.M. 1976. Special Report: Green sea turtle farming. Chelonia, 3(2), 2-6. (an account of the turtle "farming" controversy and the battle over whether turtle products should be legalized or banned in California; gives names of those involved and includes criticism of actions by IUCN) R.M. Christensen, "Chelonia", 772 Spruce St. California, 94118 USA.
FRETEY, J. and LESCURE, J. 1976. Guyane française: les infortunes de la turtue marine. La Recherche, 70, 778-781. (22,000 hectares have been decreed nature reserves in French Guiana, including coastal areas that are perhaps the world's most important leatherback rookery, but the authors fear that the authorities will be slow to put this into effect; slow progress in turtle conservation in French Guiana is contrasted with the situation in adjacent Surinam; description of leatherback habitat, predators, etc. In French) J. Fretey, Musée d'Histoire Naturelle (Reptiles et Poissons), 25 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
IRELAND, L.C., FRICK, J.A. and WINGATE, D.B., 1976. Open sea orientation of the hatching green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, program of l7th Annual meeting, p. 245 (abstract only). (hatchlings were equipped with transmitters and tracked by night; once out to sea they were not distracted by lights) Leonard C. Ireland, Dept of Psychology, Oakland Univ, Rochester, MI 48063, USA.
LAZELL, J.D. 1976. This Broken Archipelago. Quadrangle, New York. (book on herpetofauna of Cape Cod and nearby islands; includes information on marine turtles) James D. Lazell, Jr. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lincoln, Mass. 01773, USA.
MÁRQUEZ, M.R. 1976. Estado actual de la pesqueria tortugas marinas en México, 1974. Instituto Nacional de Pesca Serie Information no 146, 1-27. (data on the extent of Mexican turtle fisheries from 1948-1973, showing declines in recent years; recommendations include making illegal the taking of turtles below minimum size; proposed legal carapace lengths in cms given for various species. In Spanish) René Márquez Millan, Institudo Nacional de Pesca, Apartado Postal 79-052, México 7, D.F. México.
MÁRQUEZ, M.R., 1976. Reservas naturales para la conservación de las tortugas marinas de México. Instituto Nacional de Pesca. Serie Informacion no 183, 1-22. (maps, estimated numbers nesting, seasons and present protection given for marine turtles nesting in Mexico; aims to be a basis for urgently needed changes in regulation. In Spanish). René Márquez Millan, Instituto Nacional de Pesca, Apartado Postal 79-052, México 7, D.F., México.
MILSOM, W.K. and JOHANSEN, K. 1975. The effect of buoyancy induced lung volume changes on respiratory frequency in a Chelonian (Caretta caretta). Journal of comparative physiology, 98, 157-160. (when weights are added to turtles, lung volume changes and buoyancy is maintained) William K. Milsom, Dept of Zoology, Univ of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1W5, Canada.
MILSOM, W.K. 1975. Development of buoyany control in juvenile Atlantic loggerhead turtles, Caretta c. caretta. Copeia, no. 4, 758-762. (ability to control buoyancy development over the first year; lung volumes also increase over this time) William K. Milsom, Dept of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1W5, Canada.
MUSQUERA, S., MASSEGÚ, J. and PLANAS, J. 1976. Blood proteins in turtles (Testudo hermanni, Emys orbicularis and Caretta caretta). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 55 3a, 225-230. S. Musquera, Dept de Fisiologíca Animal, Facultad de Biologíca, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.
PRANGE, H.D. 1976. Energetics of swimming of a sea turtle. Journal of experimental biology, 64, 1-12. (swimming speeds, oxygen consumption and drag measurements on juvenile green turtles; estimates that Brazil-Ascension Island round trip by an adult would require 21% of body mass in fat stores) H.D. Prange, Dept of Zoology, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.
SUMERTHA, I.N. et al. 1976. Study of the marine turtle habitat in Pangumbahan Island, Sukabumi. Report from the Institut Pertanian, Bogor 57 pp. (lists both terrestrial and marine vegetation in the area, shows graphs of egg production related to rainfall; gives sand particle size on beaches used by different turtle species. Text in Indonesian). I.N. Sumertha, Fakultas Perikanan, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Bogor, Java, Indonesia.
WITHAM, P.R. 1976. Evidence for ocean-current mediated dispersal in young green turtles, Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus). M.Sc. Thesis, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahomla. (tag returns of "head started" turtles; data on growth rates of hatchlings on different diets) P.R. Witham, FL Dept of Natural Resources, P.0. Box 941, Jensen Beach, FL 33457 USA.
WORTH, D.F. and SMITH, J.B. 1976. Marine turtles nesting on Hutchinson Island, Florida in 1973. Florida Marine Research Publications no 18, 1-17. (nesting patterns and numbers of turtles surveyed in order to evaluate possible effects of the operation of a nuclear power plant in this area data on predation on nests included) Dewey F. Worth, Marine Turtle Studies, PO Box 974, Jensen Beach, Fla. 33457, USA.