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DAVIS, G.E. and M.C. WHITING. 1977. Loggerhead sea turtle nesting in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA.
Herpetologica, 33, 18-28.

(On the spot and aerial surveys well correlated, the latter more conservative; 10% increase in nesting over the last 10 years; lower % false crawls than at more disturbed loggerhead beaches elsewhere; policy on raccoon predation discussed; data on clutch size, internesting intervals, etc.).

Gary E. Davis
Everglades National Park
P.0. Box 279 Homestead FL 33030 USA

EHRHART, L.M. Cold water stunning of marine turtles in Florida east coast lagoons: rescue measures, population characteristics and evidence of winter dormancy. Abstract of paper presented at an unspecified meeting.

(143 turtles, mostly greens, some loggerheads, rescued after being stunned by exceptionally cold winter in Florida in 1977, water temperatures as low as 4⁰C; mud layer on carapace suggests turtles may overwinter on the bottom in a dormant state).

Llewellyn M. Ehrhart
FL Technological Univ
P.O. Box 25000
Orlando, Fla. 32816 USA

EHRHART, L.M. 1976. Studies of marine turtles at Kennedy Space Center and an annotated list of amphibians and reptiles of Merritt Island. Final Report to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, Biological Sciences Section. Biomedical Office Code MD, 1-119.

(morphometrics include weights of 261 adult loggerhead turtles).

Llewellyn M. Ehrhart
FL Technological Univ
P.O. Box 25000, Orlando FL 32816 USA

EHRHART, L.M. 1977. Threatened and endangered species of the Kennedy Space Center. Semi-annual Report to the National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center Biomedical Office Code MD-B.

(study of turtles, mostly sub-adult, within Mosquito

LaGoon, Florida, has been initiated. One Atlantic ridley caught here. Extensive data on hatch rates, morphology, populations of loggerheads).

Llewellyn M. Ehrhart FL Technological Univ
P.O. Box 25000 Orlando, Fla. 32816 USA

FRAIR, W. 1977. Turtle red blood cell packed volumes, sizes, and numbers. Herpetologica, 33, 167-190.

(large table of amphibian and reptilian hematological data, including values for sea turtles).

Wayne Frair, Biology Dept.
The King's College,
Briarcliff Manor, New York, NY 10510 USA

FRAIR, W. 1977. Sea turtle red blood cell parameters correlated with carapace lengths. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 56A, 467-472.

Wayne Frair, Biology Dept.
The King's College,
Briarcliff Manor, New York, NY 10510 USA

FRETEY, J. 1976. Les tortues marines de Guyane Française. Le Courrier de la Nature, 41, Jan-Feb.

(ecology, predators described; dangers for turtles in French Guiana include drowning in nets of Japanese and shrimping fleets, sale of eggs on black market to Surinam, removal of sand from beaches for construction industry, and lack of enforcement of existing laws. In French).

Jacques Fretey Reptiles et Poissons, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, 25 Rue Cuvier,
75005 Paris, France

HENDRICKSON, J.R., WOOD, J.R., and YOUNG, R.S. 1977. Lysine: histidine ratios in marine turtle shells. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 57B, 285-286.

(work done at request of Enforcement Division, Fish and Wildlife Service, USA, suggests that captive reared green turtles have lower lysine: histidine ratios than wild animals; hawksbills have even lower ratios; these differences could be a new tool in enforcement of conservation laws).

J.R. Hendrickson Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Univ. of AZ,
Tuscon, AZ 85721 USA

HUGHES, G.R. 1973-1975. The St. Brandon turtle fishery. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Arts & Sciences of Mauritius, 111(2), 165-189.

(catch of adult greens has remained about 300 a year since 1937; sex ratio in recent catches fairly even; recommendations made to Mauritius Fishing Development Co.).

George R. Hughes Natal Parks Board, P.0. Box 662, Pietermaritzburg 3200
South Africa

LICHT, P., GALLO, A.B., and DANIELS, E.L. 1977. In vitro binding of radioiodinated sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) follicle stimulating hormone to reptilian gonadal tissues. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 33, 226-230.

(lack of specificity in reptilian follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) binding sites in gonads; FSH and luteinizing hormone (LH) may share the same binding sites in green turtles)

Paul Licht Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of CA, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

LICHT, P., MACKENZIE, D.S., PAPKOFF, H., and FARMER, S. 1977. Immunological studies with the gonadotropins and their subunits from the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 33, 231-241.

(Physiological overlap between turtle FSH and LH further examined; radio-immunological assay methods)

Paul Licht, Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of CA, Berkeley, California U.S.A.

MOLL, E.O. 1976. West Malaysian turtles: utilization and conservation. Herpetological Review, 7, 163-166.

(summary of usage of turtle products, egg prices, tourism and conservation legislation in this area)

Edward O. Moll, Department of Zoology, Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920 USA

MROSOVSKY, N. 1977. Individual differences in the seafinding mechanism of hatchling leatherback turtles. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 14, 261-273.

(transient tendencies to turn following changes of input to one eye and other esoteric aspects of the sea-finding mechanism).

N. Mrosovsky Depts. of Zoology and Psychology, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1A1, Canada

MROSOVSKY, N. 1978. Effects of flashing lights on sea-finding behavior of green turtles. Behavioral Biology, 22, 85-91.

(intermittent illumination less preferred by hatchlings; argues that hatchlings average brightness information over time as well as over space).

Departments of Zoology and Psychology, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1 Canada

SERVAN, J. 1976. Écologie de la tortue verte a l'île Europa (Canal de Mozambique). La Terre et la Vie, 30, 421-464.

(data collected on 3 visits to Europa Island, 1973-74; possibility that 2 different populations contribute to year round nesting here; estimated nesting population only 1300 compared to 5000 of previous estimates. Morphometric data, hatching success, estimates of predation level. In French, summary in English).

Jean Servan Laboratoire de Zoologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Paris, 46 Rue d'Ulm 75005 Paris, France

SUMERTHA, I.N. 1975. Some biological aspects of Chelonia mydas L and its management on Ai Ketapang beach, Sumbawa Island. Report from the Fakultas Perikanan,Institut Pertanian Bogor.

(includes description of turtle populations and local fishing methods. In Indonesian).

I. Njoman Sumertha Faculty of Fisheries, Bogor Agricultural Univ. Bogor Indonesia

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PRITCHARD, P.C.H. 1977. Marine turtles of Micronesia. Chelonia Press, 536 Fifth Av., San Francisco, CA. 94118, USA 83pp.

(survey of turtle populations; hawksbill souvenir trade widespread and harmful; conservation recommendations).

P.C.H. Pritchard, Florida Audubon Society, P.0. Drawer 7, Maitland, FL 32751 USA