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Marine Turtle Newsletter 62:14-21, © 2001

Recent Papers

ACKMAN, R. G., T. TAKEUCHI, and G. H. BALAZS. 1992. Fatty acids in depot fats of green turtles, Chelonia mydas, from the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (B) Comp. Biochem. 102(4):813-819. R. Ackman, Inst. Fish. Tech., Techical Univ. Nova Scotia, Box 1000, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4, Canada.

ALVARADO, J., A. FIGUEROA, C. DELGADO, M. T. SANCHEZ, and E. LOPEZ. 1993. Differential retention of metal and plastic tags on the black sea turtle, Chelonia agassizi. Herpetol. Rev. 24(1):23-24. J. Alvarado, Escuela Biol., Univ. Michoacan, Aptdo. 35-A, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.

ANBALAGAN, J., S. S. NAVAGIRI, G. M. INDURKAR, G. M., and S. K. GHOSH. 1992. Comparative study of nephron by microdissection in some vertebrates. Comunicaciones Biologicas 10(3):199-205. J. Anbalagan, M. G. Inst. Med. Sci., Sevagran, Wardha-442 102, India.

ARGANO, R. 1992. Tartarughe Marine e Foca Monaca Nei Mari Italiani: Salvaguardia e Prospettive. Boll. Mus. Ist. biol. Univ. Genova, Vol. 56-57:113-136. R. Argano, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell'Umomo, Univ. di Roma "La Sapienza", Viale dell'Universitˆ, 32 - 00185 Roma, Italy. In Italian.

ARGANO, R., B. ROBERTO, A. COCCO, and G. GEROSA. 1992. Nuovi Dati Sugli Spostamenti di Tartaruga Marina Comune (Caretta caretta) in Mediterraneo. Boll. Mus. Ist. biol. Univ. Genova, Vol. 56-57:137-164. R. Argano (as above). In Italian.

AMOROCHO, D. F., H. RUBIO, and W. DIAZ. 1992. Observaciones sobre el Estado Actual de las Tortugas Marinas en el Pac'fico Colombiano, p.155-179. In: Contribucion al Conocimiento de las Tortugas Marinas de Colombia, Libro 4. Instituto Nacional de los Recursos Naturales Renovables y del Ambiente (INDERENA), Apartado Aereo 13458, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia. In Spanish.

BARAN, I., H. DURMUS, E. CEVIK, S. UCUNCU, and A. F. CANBOLAT. 1992. Determining the stock of marine turtles of Turkey. Doga Turk Zooloji Dergisi 16(2):119-139. I. Baran, Dokuz Eylul Univ., Buca Egitim Fukultesi, Izmir-Turkiye. In Turkish.

BILLETT, F. S., P. COLLINS, D. A. GOULDING, and J. SUTHERLAND. 1992. The development of Caretta caretta at 25-34°C in artificial nests. J. Morphol. 213(2):251-263. F. Billett, Human Morphology, Univ. Southampton, Med. Biological Sci. Building, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO9 3TU, U.K.

BOLTEN, A. B., K. A. BJORNDAL, J. S. GRUMBLES, and D. W. OWENS. 1992. Sex ratio and sex specific growth rates of immature green turtles, Chelonia mydas, in the Southern Bahamas. Copeia 1992:1098-1103. A. Bolten, ACCSTR, Dept. Zool., Univ. Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.

BOWEN, B. W., A. B. MEYLAN, J. P. ROSS, C. J. LIMPUS, G. H. BALAZS, and J. C. AVISE. 1992. Global population structure and natural history of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in terms of matriarchal phylogeny. Evolution 46(4):865-881. B. Bowen, BEECS Genetic Analysis Core, P. O. Box 110699, Univ. Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.

BOWEN, B. W., W. S. NELSON, and J. C. AVISE. 1993. A molecular phylogeny for marine turtles: trait mapping, rate assessment, and conservation relevance. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:5574-5577. B. Bowen (as above).

BRADAI, M. N. 1992. Les captures accidentelles de Caretta caretta au chalut benthique dans le Golfe de Gabès. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit. 33:285. Available from: M. Bradai, Inst. National Sci. et Techn. d'Océanographie et de Pêche, SFAX (Tunisie). In French.

BRADLEY, J. J. 1991. Li-Maramaranja Yanyuma hunters of marine animals in the Sir Edward Pellow group, Northern Territory. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 25(1):91-110. J. Bradley, 150 Rowan Street, Bendigo, Victoria 3550 Australia.

BURKE, V. J., S. J. MORREALE, and A. G. J. RHODIN. 1993. Testudines Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's ridley sea turtle and Caretta caretta loggerhead sea turtle diet. Herpetol. Rev. 24(1):31-32. V. Burke, Savannah River Ecology Lab., Univ. Georgia, P. O. Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA.

CANNON, M. S. 1992. The morphology and cytochemistry of the blood leukocytes of Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempi. Can. J. Zool. 70(7):1336-1340. M. Cannon, Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiol., College of Med., Health Sci. Ctr., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas 88743 USA.

COLLAZO, J. A., R. BOULON, Jr., and T. L. TALLEVAST. 1992. Abundance and growth patterns of Chelonia mydas in Culebra, Puerto Rico. J. Herpetol. 26(3):293-300. J. Collazo, USFWS, N.C. Cooperative Fish Wildlife Res. Unit, N.C. State Univ., Raleigh, North Carolina 27965 USA.

DAILEY, M. D., M. L. FAST, and G. H. BALAZS. 1993. Hapalotrema dorsopora new species (Trematoda:Spirorchidae) from the heart of the green turtle Chelonia mydas with a redescription of Hapalotrema postorchis. J. Helminthol. Soc. Wash. 60(1):5-9. M. Dailey, Ocean Studies Inst., Calif. State Univ., Long Beach, California 90840 USA.

DAVENPORT, J. and C. R. SCOTT. 1993. Individual growth and allometry of young green turtles (Chelonia mydas L). Herpetol. J. 3:19-25. J. Davenport, School of Ocean Sci., Marine Sci. Lab, Univ. Wales, Bangor, Menai Bridge, Gwynedd LL59 5EH U.K.

DAVENPORT, J. and C. R. SCOTT. 1993. Individuality of growth, appetite, metabolic rate and assimilation of nutrients in young green turtles (Chelonia mydas L). Herpetol. J. 3:26-31. J. Davenport (as above).

DUDLEY, S. F. J. and G. CLIFF. 1993. Some effects of shark nets in the Natal nearshore environment. Environ. Biol. Fishes 36(3):243-255. S. Dudley, Natal Sharks Board, Private Bag 2, Umhlanga Rocks 4320, South Africa. [N.B. some discussion of incidental catch, including sea turtles]

FERRACIN, A., A. CAGLIA, L. FALCI, G. PANNUNZIO, and M. DELL'AGATA. 1992. Are the unusual morphological and physiological features of the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea paralleled at the molecular level? A study on A4 muscle-type isozyme of its lactate dehydrogenase. Arch. Int. Physiol. Biochim. Biophys. 100(1):33-36. A. Ferracin, Dip. Biopathol. Umana, Univ. di Roma "La Sapienza", Policlinico Umberto I, I-00161 Rome, Italy.

FRAZIER, J. G., J. E. WINSTON, and C. A. RUCKDESCHEL. 1992. Epizoan communities on marine turtles. III. Bryozoa. Bull. Mar. Sci. 51(1):1-8. J. Frazier, Sección de Ecologia Humana, CINVESTAV del IPN-Unidad Mérida, Apdo. Postal 73 Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán CP 97310 Mexico.

GIARDINA, B., A. GALTIERI, A. LANIA, P. ASCENZI, A. DESIDERI, L. CERRONI, and S. G. CONDO. 1992. Reduced sensitivity of oxygen transport to allosteric effectors and temperature in loggerhead sea turtle hemoglobin functional and spectroscopic study. Bioch. Biophys. Acta 1159(2):129-133. B. Giardina, Dept. Exp. Med. Biochem. Sci., Univ. Rome 'Tor Vergata', Via Orazio Raimondo 8, 00173 Rome, Italy.

GRASSMAN, M. 1993. Chemosensory orientation behavior in juvenile sea turtles. Brain Behav. Evol. 41(3-5):224-228. M. Grassman, Dept. Biology, Memphis State Univ., Memphis, Tennessee 38152 USA.

HAYS, G. C. and J. R. SPEAKMAN. 1993. Nest placement by loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta. Animal Behaviour 45(1):47-53. G. Hays, Dept. Zool., Univ. Aberdeen, Tillydrone Ave., Aberdeen AB9 2TN, UK.

HAYS, G. C., J. R. SPEAKMAN, and J. P. HAYES. 1992. The pattern of emergence by loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings on Cephalonia, Greece. Herpetologica 48(4):396-401. G. Hays (as above).

JANSSENS, P. A. and J. A. GRIGG. 1992. Hormones regulating hepatic glycogenolysis in two chelonians using cyclic AMP and not calcium as intracellular messenger. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 88(1):117-127. P. Janssens, Div. Biochem. Molecular Biology, Sch. Life Sciences, Aust. National Univ., Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.

KARL, S. A. and J. C. AVISE. 1993. PCR-Based assays of Mendelian polymorphisms from anonymous single copy nuclear DNA techniques and applications for population genetics. Molecular Biology and Evolution 10(2):342-361. S. Karl, Ctr. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Cook College, Rutgers Univ., P. O. Box 231, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903-0231 USA.

KLINGER, R. C. and J. A. MUSICK. 1992. Annular growth layers in juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Bull. Mar. Sci. 51:224-230. R. Klinger, 2911 NE 18th Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32609 USA.

LAURENT, L. and J. LESCURE. 1992. The status of marine turtles in the Gulf of Gabès (South Tunisia), p.293-295. In: Z. Korsós and I. Kiss (Editors), Proc. Sixth Ord. Gen. Meet. S. E. H., Budapest 1991. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. L. Laurent, Lab Reptiles et Amphibiens, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 25 rue Cuvier, F-75005 Paris, France.

LAURENT, L., J. CLOBERT, and J. LESCURE. 1992. The demografic modeling of the Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle population: first results. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit. 33:300. L. Laurent (as above).

LIMPUS, C. J. 1992. Estimation of tag loss in marine turtle research. Aust. Wildl. Res. 19(4): 457-469. C. Limpus, Queensland Natl. Parks Wildlife Serv., P. O. Box 155, North Quay, Brisbane, Queensland 4002, Australia.

LIMPUS, C. J. 1992. The hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Queensland: population structure within a southern Great Barrier Reef feeding ground. Aust. Wildl. Res. 19(4): 489-506. C. Limpus (as above).

LIMPUS, C. J., J. D. MILLER, C. J. PARMENTER, D. REIMER, N. MCLACHLAN, and R. WEBB. 1992. Migration of green Chelonia mydas and loggerhead Caretta caretta turtles to and from eastern Australian rookeries. Aust. Wildl. Res. 19(3):347-358. C. Limpus (as above).

LOHMANN, K. J. and C. M. F. LOHMANN. 1992. Orientation to oceanic waves by green turtle hatchlings. J. Exp. Biol. 171:1-13. K. Lohmann, Dept. Biology, Coker Hall, CB 3280, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3280 USA.

LUCAS, Z. 1992. Monitoring persistent litter in the marine environment on Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 24(4):192-199. Z. Lucas, P. O. Box 3504 South, Halifax, N.S. B3J 3J2, Canada. [N.B. ingestion of plastic and latex by leatherback turtles was observed]

MARTINS, H. R. 1990. A selected bibliography of the marine fauna and flora of the Azores. Arquipel. Cienc. Nat. 8:35-44. H. Martins, Dept. Oceanography Fish., Univ. Azores, P-9000 Horta, Azores, Portugal.

MORREALE, S. J., A. B. MEYLAN, S. S. SADOVE, and E. A. STANDORA. 1992. Annual occurrence and winter mortality of marine turtles in New York waters. J. Herpetol. 26 (3):301-308. S. Morreale, OKEANOS Ocean Res. Found., Hampton Bays, New York 11946 USA.

MORTIMER, J. A. 1991(1992). Marine turtle conservation in Malaysia. In Harmony with Nature: The International Conference of Tropical Biodiversity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 12-16, 1990. Malay. Nat. J. 45(1-4):353-361. J. Mortimer, Dept. Zool., Univ. Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.

OLIVERIO, M., G. GEROSA, and M. COCCO. 1992. First record of Pinctada radiata (Bivalvia:Pteriidae) epibiont on the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta (Chelonia: Cheloniidae). Bollettino Malacologico 28(5-12):149-152. M. Oliverio, Dip. Biol. Animale e Dell'Uomo, Univ. "La Sapienza", V.le Dell'Univ. 32, I-00185, Rome, Italy. In Italian.

RICHARD, E. and M. A. DE LA FUENTE. 1992. Systematic list and distribution of Argentinian turtles (Reptilia:Chelonii). First Argentinian Congress on Herpetology and First South American Congress on Herpetology. Acta Zool. Lilloana 41:357-364. E. Richard, Inst. de Herpetologia, Conicet-Fundacion Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 Tucuman, Argentina. In Spanish.

RICHARDSON, D., R. ROBERTS, and R. O. WOODBURY. 1992. The vegetation of Blowing Rocks Preserve, Jupiter Island, Florida. Florida Scientist 55(3):136-156. D. Richardson, Dept. Biol., Univ.. South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620 USA. [N.B. four species of sea turtle nest in the Preserve]

RUEDA, J. V., G. A. ULLOA, and S. A. MEDRANO B. 1992. Estudio sobre la Biología Reproductiva, la Ecología y el Manejo de la Tortuga Canal (Dermochelys coriacea) en el Golfo de Urabá, p.1-132. In: Contribucion al Conocimiento de las Tortugas Marinas de Colombia, Libro 4. Instituto Nacional de los Recursos Naturales Renovables y del Ambiente (INDERENA), Apartado Aereo 13458, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia. In Spanish.

RUEDA, J. V., J. E. MAYORGA, and G. ULLOA. 1992. Observaciones sobre la Captura Comercial de Tortugas Marinas en la Península de la Guajira, Colombia. p.133-153. In: Contribucion al Conocimiento de las Tortugas Marinas de Colombia, Libro 4. INDERENA (as above). In Spanish.

RUEDA, J. V. 1992. Anotaciones sobre un Caso de Mortalidad Masiva de Tortugas Marinas en la Costa Pacífico de Colombia, p.181-190. In: Contribucion al Conocimiento de las Tortugas Marinas de Colombia, Libro 4. INDERENA (as above). In Spanish.

SALMON, M., J. WYNEKEN, E. FRITZ, and M. LUCAS. 1992. Sea-finding by hatchling sea turtles: role of brightness silhouette and beach slope as orientation cues. Behaviour 122(1-2):56-77. M. Salmon, Dept. Biol. Sci., Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0991 USA.

SCHININA, M. E., F. BOSSA, A. LANIA, C. R. CAPO, P. CARLINI, and L. CALABRESE. 1993. The primary structure of turtle copper-zinc superoxide dismutase structural and functional irrelevance of an insert conferring proteolytic susceptibility. European Journal of Biochemistry 211(3):843-849. M. Schinina, Dip. Di Scienze Biochimiche, Universita la Sapienza, P.le A. Moro, 5, I-00185, Rome, Italy.

SCHWARTZ, F. J. 1992. Algal-diatom growths associated with the marine fish sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, and loggerhead, Caretta caretta, and green, Chelonia mydas, sea turtles held in captivity in North Carolina. Bull. Mar. Sci. 51(3):466-474. F. Schwartz, Inst. Mar. Sci., Univ. North Carolina, Morehead City, N.C. 28557 USA.

SHARMA, R. and U. SCHUMACHER. 1992. Histochemical characterisation of carbohydrate residues during the morphogenesis of the utogenital system in Caretta caretta. Tissue & Cell 24(6):803-819. R. Sharma, Human Morphol., Univ. Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton, SO9 3TU, U.K.

SHAVER, D. J. 1992. Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's ridley sea turtle reproduction. Herpetol. Rev. 23(2):59. D. Shaver, National Park Serv., Padre Island National Seashore, 9405 S. Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78418-5597 USA.

SKILLMAN, R. A. and G. H. BALAZS. 1992. Leatherback turtle captured by ingestion of squid bait on swordfish longline. Fish. Bull. 90(4):807-808. R. Skillman, NMFS/SWFC Honolulu Lab, 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2396 USA.

SIL, P. C., T. K. CHAUDHURI, and N. K. SINHA. 1993. Basic trypsin subtilisin inhibitor from marine turtle egg white: hydrodynamic and inhibitory properties. J. Protein Chem. 12(1):71-78. P. Sil, Dept. Chemistry, Bose Inst., 93/1 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Calcutta 700009 India.

STABENAU, E. K., A. M. LANDRY, Jr. and C. W. CAILLOUET, Jr. 1992. Swimming performance of captive-reared Kemp's ridley sea turtles, Lepidochelys kempi Garman. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 161(2):213-222. E. Stabenau, Dept. Physiol. Biophysics, Route H76, Univ. Texas Med. Branch, Galveston, Texas 77550 USA.

THIEBAUT, E. and C. LE MILINARIE. 1992. Capture of a leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea L., in the Roscoff Region. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 33(2):269-271. E. Thiebaut, Serv. Mer. Stn. Biol. (FR) Observ. Oceanol. Roscoff, CNRS, BP 74, 29682 Roscoff cedex, FRANCE. In French.

THOMPSON, M. B. 1993. Oxygen consumption and energetics of development of eggs of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (A) Comp. Physiol. 104(3):449-453. M. Thompson, Zool. A08, Univ. Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia.

WIBBELS, T., R. E. MARTIN, D. W. OWENS, and M. S. AMOSS, Jr. 1991. Female-biased sex ratio of immature loggerhead sea turtles inhabiting the Atlantic coastal waters of Florida. Can J. Zool. 69(12):2973-2977. T. Wibbels, Inst. Repro. Biol., Dept. Zool., Univ. Texas, Austin, Texas 78712 USA.

WITHERINGTON, B. E. and M. SALMON. 1992. Predation on loggerhead turtle hatchlings after entering the sea. J. Herpetol. 26(2):226-228. B. Witherington, Fla. Mar. Res. Inst., Fequesta Field Lab., 19100 SE Federal Hwy., Tequesta, Florida 33469 USA.

YAMATO, S. 1992. A new species of Podocerus amphipoda Podoceridae from the carapace of a loggerhead sea turtle in Japan. Publications of Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 35(4-5):281-288. S. Yamato, Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyoto Univ., Shirahama, Wakayama 649-22, Japan.

Technical Reports

AGUIRRE, A. A. 1993. Inclusion bodies in red blood cells of Hawaiian green turtles (Chelonia mydas). NOAA-NMFS Administrative Report H-93-11C. Available from: NMFS-SWFSC Honolulu Lab, 2750 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2396 USA.

CARSWELL, A. 1992. Kazanli Sea Turtle Hatchling Rescue Project. The Society for the Protection of Nature, Coastal Management Section. Prepared under WWF Project TR 0010 "Eastern Mediterranean Marine Turtles". 20 p. Limited copies available from: Society for the Protection of Nature, P. K. 18, Bebek 80810, Istanbul, Turkey.

CERVIGON, F. et al. 1992. Fichas FAO de Identificacion de Especies para los Fines de la Pesca: Guia de Campo de las Especies Comerciales Marinas y de Aguas Salobres de la Costa Septentrional de Sur America (FAO Records for the Identification of Species for the Fishing Indsutry: Field Guide to Commercial Marine and Salt Water Species of the Northern Coast of South America). Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-303129-8. XVI+513P. In Spanish.

ECKERT, K. L. and T. D. HONEBRINK. 1992. WIDECAST Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for St. Kitts and Nevis (K. L. Eckert, Editor). CEP Technical Report No. 17.UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme, Kingston, Jamaica. 116 p. Available from: UN Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme/RCU, 14-20 Port Royal Street, Kingston, Jamaica.

ECKERT, K. L., J. A. OVERING, and B. B. LETTSOME. 1992. WIDECAST Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for the British Virgin Islands (K. L. Eckert, Editor). CEP Technical Report No. 15. UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme, Kingston, Jamaica. 116 p. Available from: UNEP (as above).

FULLER, J., K. L. ECKERT, and J. I. RICHARDSON. 1992. WIDECAST Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Antigua and Barbuda (K. L. Eckert, Editor). CEP Technical Report No. 16. UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme, Kingston, Jamaica. 88 p. Available from: UNEP (as above).

GODLEY, B. and A. BRODERICK (Editors). 1992. Glasgow University Turtle Conservation Expedition to Northern Cyprus 1992: Expedition Report. Limited copies available from: B. Godley, Zoology Department, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ Scotland.

LAURENT, L., S. NOUIRA, M. N. BRADAI, and J. LESCURE. 1992. Tortues Marines en Tunisie, Algerie et Maroc Mediterranée. 44 p. WWF Project No. 3937: Tunisia, Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean Mahgreb. Available from: Lab Reptiles et Amphibiens et UA 41137 du CNRS, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 25 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.

MOHANTY-HEJMADI, P. 1988 (Publ. 1992). A Study of Ecology, Breeding Patterns, Development and Karyotype Patterns of the Olive Ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea, of Gahirmatha, Orissa. Pranikee (J. Zool. Society Orissa), Volume 9. Available from: Secretary, Zool. Society of Orissa, Dept. Zoology, Utkal Univ., Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar 751 004, Orissa INDIA. Price: US$ 7 (air mail); checks payable to Secretary, Zool. Society.

MORTIMER, J. A. and Z. AHMAD. 1992. The Turtle Egg Hatchery at Pengkalan Balak, Melaka: 1990 Report. Buletin Perikanan No. 76, Malaysia. 24 p. Available from: Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Price: M$ 5.00, or about US$ 2.00).

PIGGELEN, D. C. G. VAN. 1993. Marine Turtle Survey in the Göksu Delta, Turkey, June-August 1991. Report 314, Dept. Animal Ecology, Univ. Nijmegen, The Netherlands. 35 p. Limited copies available from: D. van Piggelen, Dept. Animal Ecology, University of Nijmegen, Postbus 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

TEAS, W. G. 1993. Species Composition and Size Class Distribution of Marine Turtle Strandings on the Gulf of Mexico and Southeast United States Coasts, 1985-1991. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-315. U. S. Department of Commerce. 43 p. Available from: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, Florida 33149 USA.

Theses and Dissertations

GROSHENS, ERICA B. 1993. Inter-nesting and Post-nesting Movement and Behavior of Hawksbill Sea Turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, USVI. Master of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.

KAM, YEONG-CHOY. 1992. Environmental Influences on the Critical Oxygen Tension, Water Balance, Metabolism, and Growth of Reptile Embryos (Alligator mississippiensis, Caretta caretta, Pseudemys nelsoni, Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata, Sceloporus undulatus undulatus). Doctoral dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville. [UMI, 300 N Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 USA; order no. GAX93-04005.]

LESLIE, ALISON J. 1993. Nesting Ecology of the Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Master of Science. Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

WITHERINGTON, BLAIR ERNEST. 1992. Sea-Finding Behavior and the Use of Photic Orientation Cues by Hatchling Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas Eretmochelys imbricata, Lepidochelys olivacea). Doctoral dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville. [UMI, 300 N Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 USA; order no. GAX93-04073.]