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Akesson, S. 1996. Geomagnetic map used for long-distance navigation? Trends in Ecology & Evolution 11(10):398-400. S. Akesson, Dept. Zool., Zurich Univ., Winterthurerstr. 190, CH-8057 Zurich, SWITZERLAND.

Al Merghani, M., J. D. Miller, A. Al Mansi, O. Khushaim and N. J. Pilcher. 1996. The marine turtles of the Arabian Gulf: NCWCD studies 1991-1994, p.351-359. In: F. Krupp, A. H. Abuzinada and I. A. Nader (Editors), A marine wildlife sanctuary for the Arabian Gulf: Environmental research and conservation following the 1991 Gulf War oil spill. M. Al Merghani, Natl. Commission Wildlife Conservation and Develop., P. O. Box 61681, Riyadh 115675, SAUDI ARABIA.

Bellini, C. and T. M. Sanches. 1997. Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, with fused carapacial scutes nesting at Atol das Rocas, Brazil. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(3):437. C. Bellini, Projeto TAMAR/IBAMA, C.P. 50, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco 53990-000, BRAZIL.

Bjorndal, K. A., A. B. Bolten, C. J. Lagueux and A. Chaves. 1996. Probability of tag loss in green turtles nesting at Tortuguero, Costa Rica. J. Herpetol. 30(4):566-571. K. Bjorndal, ACCSTR, Univ. Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.

Boulon, R. H., Jr., P. H. Dutton and D. L. Mcdonald. 1996. Leatherback turtles (Dermochelyscoriacea) on St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands: Fifteen years of conservation. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):141-147. R. Boulon, Dept. Planning Nat. Resour., Div. Fish Wildl., 6291 Estate Nazareth 101, St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands 00802-1104 USA.

Broderick, A. C. and B. J. Godley. 1996. Population and nesting ecology of the green turtle,Chelonia mydas, and the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, in northern Cyprus. Zoology in the Middle East 13:27-46. A. Broderick, Dept. Veterinary Anatomy, Glasgow Univ. Veterinary Sch., Bearsden Rd., Glasgow G61 1QH, U.K.

Brongersma, L. D. 1996. On the availability of the name Dermochelys coriacea schlegeli (Garman, 1884) as a species or subspecies of leatherback turtle. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):261-265. Inq.: Peter C. H. Pritchard, Florida Audubon Society, 1331 Palmetto Ave., Winter Park, Florida 32789 USA.

Caillouet, C. W., Jr., C. T. Fontaine, T. D. Williams and S. A. Manzella Tirpak. 1997. Early growth in weight of Kemp's Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in captivity. Gulf Research Reports 9(4):239-246. C. Caillouet, NOAA/NMFS Southeast Fisheries Sci. Ctr., Galveston Lab., 4700 Ave. U., Galveston, Texas 77551-5997 USA.

Campbell, C. L., C. J. Lagueux and J. A. Mortimer. 1996. Leatherback turtle, Dermochelyscoriacea, nesting at Tortuguero, Costa Rica, in 1995. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):169-172. C. Campbell, Dept. Wildl. Ecol. Conserv., 303 Newins-Ziegler, Univ. Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.

Chacon, D., W. Mclarney, C. Ampie and B. Venegas. Reproduction and conservation of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae) in Gandoca, Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 44(2 PART B):853-860. D. Chacon, Asociacion ANAI, Apdo. 170-2070, Sabanilla, Montes Oca, San José, COSTA RICA.

Chaloupka, M. Y. and C. J. Limpus. 1997. Robust statistical modeling of hawksbill sea turtle growth rates (southern Great Barrier Reef). Marine Ecology-Progress Series 146(1-3):1-8. M. Chaloupka, Queensland Dept. Environ., P. O. Box 155, Albert St., Brisbane, QLD 4002, AUSTRALIA.

Chan, E. H. and H. C. Liew. 1996. Decline of the leatherback population in Terengganu, Malaysia, 1956-1995. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):196-203. E. Chan, SEATRU Sea Turtle Research Unit, Fac. Applied Sci. Technol., Univ. Kolej Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, MALAYSIA.

Chaudhuri, T. K. 1997. Refolding kinetics of partially reduced and S-carboxymethylated trypsin-subtilisin inhibitor from marine turtle egg white. Biochem. Molec. Biol. Intl. 41(6):1077-1084. T. Chaudhuri, Dept. Chem., Bose Inst., 93/1 A.P.C. Rd., Calcutta 700 009, INDIA.

Chaudhuri, T. K. and N. K. Sinha. 1996. Refolding of trypsin-subtilisin inhibitor from marine turtle egg white. J. Protein Chemistry 15(3):315-320. T. Chaudhuri (as above).

Chaves, A., G. Serrano, G. Marin, E. Arguedas, A. Jimenez and J. R. Spotila. 1996. Biology and conservation of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, at Playa Langosta, Costa Rica. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):184-189. A. Chaves, Dept. Biosci. Biotechnol., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 USA.

Cheng, I.-Jiunn and Tien-Hsi Chen. 1997. The incidental capture of five species of sea turtles by coastal setnet fisheries in the eastern waters of Taiwan. Biol. Conserv. 82:235-239. I. Jiunn Cheng, Inst. Marine Biology, College of Fishery Sciences, Natl. Taiwan Ocean Univ., Keelung, Taiwan 202, REP. CHINA.

Cobb, G. P. and P. D. Wood. 1997. PCB concentrations in eggs and chorioallantoic membranes of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. Chemosphere 34(3):539-549. G. Cobb, Inst. Wildlife Environ. Toxicol., Clemson Univ., Pendelton, South Carolina 29670 USA.

Corsini, M. 1996. Notes on the efforts to treat sea turtles. Biologia Gallo-Hellenica 23(1):3-12. M. Corsini, Natl. Cent. Marine Res., Hydrobiological Stn. Rhodes, Cos St., 85100 Rhodes, GREECE.

Dellinger, T., J. Davenport and P. Wirtz. 1997. Comparisons of social structure of Columbus crabs living on loggerhead sea turtles and inanimate flotsam. J. Marine Biological Assoc. U. K. 77(1):185-194. T. Dellinger, Cent. de Ciencias Biol. e Geol. da Universidade da Madeira, Largo do Colgio, P-9000 Funchal/Madeira, PORTUGAL.

Dobie, J. L. 1996. Testudines: Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp's Ridley turtle): Feeding on insects. Herpetol. Rev. 27(4):199. J. Dobie, Dept. Zool. Wildlife Sci., Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5414 USA.

Drake, D. L. 1996. Marine turtle nesting, nest predation, hatch frequency, and nesting seasonality on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(1):89-92. D. Drake, 1103 Tupper Lake, Lake Odessa, Michigan 48849 USA.

Eckert, S. A., H. C. Liew, K. L. Eckert and E. H. Chan. 1996. Shallow water diving by leatherback turtles in the South China Sea. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):237-243. S. Eckert, Hubbs-Sea World Res. Inst., 2595 Ingraham St., San Diego, California 92109 USA.

FitzSimmons, N. N., C. J. Limpus, J. A. Norman, A. R. Goldizen, J. D. Miller, and C. Moritz. 1997. Philopatry of male marine turtles inferred from mitochondrial DNAmarkers. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 94(16):8912-8917. N. FitzSimmons, Dept. Zool. Cent. Conservation Biol., Univ. Qld., Brisbane, QLD. 4072, AUSTRALIA.

Girondot, M. and J. Fretey. 1996. Leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting in French Guiana, 1978-1995. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):204-208. M. Girondot, Cent. Natl. Recherche Sci., Univ. Paris 7, 2 place Jussieu, 75251 Paris, FRANCE.

Gitschlag, G. R. 1996. Migration and diving behavior of Kemp's ridley (Garman) sea turtles along the U. S. southeastern Atlantic coast. J. Exper. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 205(1-2):115-135. G. Gitschlag, NOAA/NMFS Southeast Fish. Science Ctr., Galveston Lab., 4700 Avenue U, Galveston, Texas 77551 USA.

Gitschlag, G. R., B. A. Herczeg and T. R. Barcak. 1997. Observations of sea turtles and other marine life at the explosive removal of offshore oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Research Reports 9(4):247-262. G. Gitschlag, NOAA/NMFS Southeast Fisheries Sci. Ctr., Galveston Lab., 4700 Ave. U, Galveston, Texas 77551-5997 USA.

Graczyk, T. K., G. H. Balazs, T. Work, A. A. Aguirre, D. M. Ellis, S. K. K. Murakawa and R. Morris. 1997. Cryptosporidium sp. infections in green turtles, Chelonia mydas, as a potential source of marine waterborne oocysts in the Hawaiian Islands. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63(7):2925-2927. T. Graczyk, Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. Hyg. Public Health, Dept. Molecular Microbiol. Immunol., 615 North Wolfe St., Baltimore, Maryland 21205 USA.

Grant, G. S., H. Malpass and J. Beasley. 1996. Correlation of leatherback turtle and jellyfish occurrence. Herpetol. Rev. 27(3):123-125. G. Grant, Dept. Biol. Sci., Univ. North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 USA.

Grant, G. S., P. Craig and G. H. Balazs. 1997. Notes on juvenile hawksbill and green turtles in American Samoa. Pacific Science 51(1):48-53. G. Grant, Dept. Biol. Sci., Univ. N.C., Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 USA.

Hays, G. C. and R. Marsh. 1997. Estimating the age of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles in the North Atlantic. Can. J. Zool. 75(1):40-46. G. Hays, Sch. Biol. Sci, Univ. Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, U.K.

Heck, J., D. S. Mackenzie, D. Rostal, K. Medler and D. Owens. 1997. Estrogen induction of plasma vitellogenin in the Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempi). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 107(2):280-288. J. Heck, Dept. Biol., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas 77843 USA.

Herbst, L. H., R. Moretti, T. Brown and P. A. Klein. 1996. Sensitivity of the transmissible green turtle fibropapillomatosis agent to chloroform and ultracentrifugation conditions. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 25(3):225-228. L. Herbst, Dept. Pathobiol., Coll. Veterinary Med., Univ. Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA.

Hughes, G. R. 1996. Nesting of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in Tongaland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 1963-1995. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):153-158. G. Hughes, Natal Parks Board, P. O. Box 662, 3200 Pietermaritzburg, SOUTH AFRICA.

Johnson, S. A. and L. M. Ehrhart. 1996. Reproductive ecology of the Florida green turtle: clutch frequency. J. Herpet. 30(3):407-410. S. Johnson, Dept. Wildlife Ecol. Conservation, Univ. Florida, 303 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.

Kamezaki, N. and M. Matsui. 1997. A review of biological studies on sea turtles in Japan. Jap. J. Herpetol. 17(1):16-32. N. Kamezaki, Grad. Sch. Human Environ. Studies, Kyoto Univ., Yoshida Nihonmatsu-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-01, JAPAN.

Kamezaki, N. and M. Matsui. 1997. Allometry in the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(3):421-425. N. Kamezaki, Grad. Sch. Human Environ. Studies, Kyoto Univ., Yoshida Nihonmatsu-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-01, JAPAN.

Leslie, A. J., D. N. Penick, J. R. Spotila and F. V. Paladino. 1996. Leatherback turtle,Dermochelys coriacea, nesting and nest success at Tortuguero, Costa Rica, in 1990-1991. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):159-168. A. Leslie, Dept. Biosci. Biotechnol., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 USA.

Manfredi, M. T., G. Piccolo, F. Prato and G. R. Loria. 1996. Parasites in Italian sea turtles: I. The leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Linnaeus, 1766). Parassitologia (Rome) 38(3):581-583. M. Manfredi, Ist. Patol. Generale, Fac. Med. Veterinaria, Univ. Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, ITALY.

Manning, E. L., H. S. Cate and K. J. Lohmann. 1997. Discrimination of ocean wave features by hatchling loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta. Marine Biology (Berlin) 127(4):539-544. E. Manning, Dept. Biol., Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 USA.

Marcovaldi, M. A., M. H. Godfrey and N. Mrosovsky. 1997. Estimating sex ratios of loggerhead turtles in Brazil from pivotal incubation durations. Can. J. Zool. 75(5):755-770. M. Godfrey, Dept. Zool., Univ. Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, CANADA.

Mauro, N. A. and R. E. Isaacks. 1997. Examination of reptilian erythrocytes as models of the progenitor of mammalian red blood cells. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 6(4):323-327. N. Mauro, 36 Robertson Drive, Middletown, New York 10940 USA.

Mcdonald, D. L. and P. H. Dutton. 1996. Use of PIT tags and photoidentification to revise remigration estimates of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting in St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, 1979-1995. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):148-152. D. Mcdonald, 2025 52nd St., San Diego, California 92104 USA.

Montero, W. G. and J. C. Pena. 1996. Growth, feed conversion, and mortality of Eretmochelysimbricata (Reptilia: Chelonidae) in artificial ponds in Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 44(2 PART B):847-851. W. Montero, Junta Administracion Portuaria, Desarrollo Economico Vertiente Atlantica, JAPDEVA, Limon, COSTA RICA. (in Spanish)

Moon, D. Y., D. S. Mackenzie ande D. W. Owens. 1997. Simulated hibernation of sea turtles in the laboratory: I. Feeding, breathing frequency, blood pH, and blood gases. J. Exper. Zool. 278(6):372-380. D. Moon, Dept. Biol., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas 77843-3258 USA.

Niethammer, K. R., G. H. Balazs, J. S. Hatfield, G. L. Nakai and J. L. Megyesi. 1997. Reproductive biology of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii. Pacific Science 51(1):36-47. K. Niethammer, U. S. Fish Wildlife Serv., Midway Atoll Natl. Wildlife Refuge, P. O. Box 4, Midway Island, FPO-AP, 95616 USA.

O'Donnell, G. 1996. Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta (L.). Irish Naturalists' Journal 25(6):227. G. O'Donnell, Connemara Natl. Park, Letterfrack, Co Galway, IRELAND.

Paladino, F. V., J. R. Spotila, M. P. O'Connor and R. E. Gatten, Jr. 1996. Respiratory physiology of adult leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) while nesting on land. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):223-229. F. Paladino, Dept. Biol., Indiana-Purdue Univ., Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805-1499 USA.

Rester, J. and R. Condrey. 1996. The occurrence of the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, along the Louisiana coast. Gulf of Mexico Science 14(2):112-114. J. Rester, Coastal Fish. Inst., Cent. Wetland Resources, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 USA.

Rhodin, J. A. G., A. G. J. Rhodin and J. R. Spotila. 1996. Electron microscopic analysis of vascular cartilage canals in the humeral epiphysis of hatchling leatherback turtles,Dermochelys coriacea. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):250-260. J. Rhodin, Chelonian Res. Found., 168 Goodrich St., Lunenburg, Massachusetts 01462 USA.

Rondelet, G., K. F. Kitchell, Jr. and A. G. J. Rhodin. 1996. Books on marine fish, in which true figures of the fish are presented. Book XVI. Chapters II-V. On turtles. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):287-302. Inq: A. Rhodin (see above).

Rostal, D. C., F. V. Paladino, R. M. Patterson and J. R. Spotila. 1996. Reproductive physiology of nesting leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) at Las Baulas National Park, Costa Rica. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):230-236. D. Rostal, Dept. Biol., Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro, Georgia 30460 USA.

Schumacher, J., R. Papendick, L. Herbst and E. R. Jacobson. 1996. olvulus of the proximal colon in a hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 27(3):386-391. J. Schumacher, Dept. Small Anim. Clin. Sci., Coll. Vet. Med., Univ. Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA.

Spotila, J. R., A. E. Dunham, A. J. Leslie, A. C. Steyermark, P. T. Plotkin and F. V. Paladino. 1996. Worldwide population decline of Dermochelys coriacea: Are leatherback turtles going extinct? Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):209-222. J. Spotila, Dept. Biosci. Biotechnol., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 USA.

Steyermark, A. C., K. Williams, J. R. Spotila, F. V. Paladino, D. C. Rostal, S. J. Morreale, M. T. Koberg and R. Arauz. 1996. Nesting leatherback turtles at Las Baulas National Park, Costa Rica. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):173-183. A. Steyermark, Dept. Biosci. Biotechnol., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 USA.

Suárez, A. and C. H. Starbird. 1996. Subsistence hunting of leatherback turtles, Dermochelyscoriacea, in the Kai Islands, Indonesia. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):190-195. A. Suarez, P. O. Box 1388, Pt. Reyes Station, California 94956 USA.

Van Dam, R. P. and C. E. Diez. 1996. Diving behavior of immature hawksbills (Eretmochelysimbricata) in a Caribbean cliff-wall habitat. Marine Biology (Berlin) 127(1):171-178. R. Van Dam, Univ. Amsterdam, Inst. Syst. Popul. Biol., P.O. Box 94766, 1090 GT Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS.

Van Dam, R. P. and C. E. Diez. 1997. Diving behavior of immature hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in a Caribbean reef habitat. Coral Reefs 16(2):133-138. R. Van Dam (as above).

Van Dam, R. P. and C. E. Diez. 1997. Surfacing behaviour of the marine turtle, Eretmochelysimbricata. J. Herpetol. 31(2):313-316. R. Van Dam (as above).

Vazquez, G. F., M. C. Reyes, G. Fernandez, J. E. C. Aguayo and V. K. Sharma. 1997. Contamination in marine turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) egg shells of Playon de Mexiquillo, Michoacan, Mexico. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 58(2):326-333. G. Vazquez, Inst. Ciencias Mar Limnol., UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, A. P. 70-305, C.P. 04510 Mexico D.F, MEXICO.

Whittier, J. M., F. Corrie and C. J. Limpus. 1997. Plasma steroid profiles in nesting loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in Queensland, Australia: Relationship to nesting episode and season. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 106(1):39-47. J. Whittier, Dept. Anatomical Sci. Ctr. Conservation Biology, Univ. Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, AUSTRALIA.

Williams, E. H., Jr., L. Bunkley Williams, R. H. Boulon, Jr., K. L. Eckert and N. L. Bruce. 1996. Excorallana acuticauda (Isopoda, Corallanidae) an associate of leatherback turtles in the northeastern Caribbean, with a summary of isopods recorded from sea turtles. Crustaceana (Leiden) 69(8):1015-1017. E. Williams, Zool. Muscuem, Kobenhavns Univ., Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen O, DENMARK.

Wood, R. C., J. Johnson Gove, E. S. Gaffney and K. F. Maley. 1996. Evolution and phylogeny of leatherback turtles (Dermochelyidae), with descriptions of new fossil taxa. Chel. Conserv. Biol. 2(2):266-286. R. Wood, Fac. Sci. Mathematics, Richard Stockton Coll. New Jersey, Pomona, New Jersey 08240 USA.

Yerli, S., A. F. Canbolat, L. J. Brown and D. W. Macdonald. 1997. Mesh grids protect loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, nests from red fox, Vulpes vulpes predation. Biol. Conserv. 82(1):109-111. S. Yerli, Wildlife Conservation Res. Unit, Dept. Zool., Univ. Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, U.K.

Zug, G. R., H. J. Kalb and S. J. Luzar. 1997. Age and growth in wild Kemp's ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys kempii from skeletochronological data. Biol. Conserv. 80(3):261-268. G. Zug (as above).

Zug, G. R. and J. F. Parham. 1996. Age and growth in leatherback turtles, Dermochelyscoriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae): A skeletochronological analysis. Chel. Conserv.Biol. 2(2):244-249. G. Zug, Dept. Vertebrate Zool, Natl. Museum Nat. History, Washington, D.C. 20560 USA.

Higgins, B. M., B. A. Robertson and T. D. Williams. 1997. Manual for mass wire tagging of hatchling sea turtles and the detection of internal wire tags. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS -SEFSC-402. U.S. Dept. Commerce. 66 pp. Available from: NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC Galveston Lab, Galveston, Texas 77551 USA.