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Marine Turtle Newsletter 113:22-24, © 2006

Marine Turtle Newsletter-Online

RECENT PUBLICATIONS


This section is compiled by the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research (ACCSTR), University of Florida. The ACCSTR maintains the Sea Turtle On-line Bibliography: <http://accstr.ufl.edu/biblio.html>.

It is requested that a copy of all publications (including technical reports and non-refereed journal articles) be sent to both:

1) The ACCSTR for inclusion in both the on-line bibliography and the MTN. Address: Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, University of Florida, PO Box 118525, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.

2) The editors of the Marine Turtle Newsletter to facilitate the transmission of information to colleagues submitting articles who may not have access to on-line literature reviewing services.

RECENT PAPERS

ARTHUR, K.E., C.J. LIMPUS, C.M. ROELFSEMA, J.W. UDY & G.R. SHAW. 2006. A bloom of Lyngbya majuscula in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia: an important feeding ground for the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Harmful Algae 5: 251-65. (Centre for Marine Studies, Univ. of Queensland, 5/34-38 Yandina-Coolum Rd., Coolum Beach, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia. E-mail: k.arthur@uq.edu.au)

CARRANZA, A., A. DOMINGO & A. ESTRADES. 2006. Pelagic longlines: a threat to sea turtles in the Equatorial Eastern Atlantic. Biological Conservation 131: 52-57. (A. Domingo, Direccion Nacional de Recursos Acuaticos, Recursos Pelagicos, Constituyente 1497, C.P.11.200, Montevideo, Uruguay. E-mail: adomingo@dinara.gub.uy)

CASEY, J. W. 2006. Early fibropapillomas in Hawaii and occurrences in all sea turtle species: The panzootic, associated leeches wide-ranging on sea turtles, and species of study leeches should be identified - Author's reply. Journal of Virology 80: 4643-44. (Cornell Univ, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Vet Med Ctr C4 137, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA. E-mail: jwc3@cornell.edu)

CAUT, S., V. HULIN & M. GIRONDOT. 2006. Impact of density-dependent nest destruction on emergence success of Guianan leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). Animal Conservation 9: 189-197. (Univ Paris XI, Lab Ecol Systemat & Evolut, Batiment 362, F-91405 Orsay, France. E-mail: stephane.caut@ese.u-psud.fr)

COLL, M., I. PALOMERA, S. TUDELA & F. SARDA. 2006. Trophic flows, ecosystem structure and fishing impacts in the South Catalan Sea, Northwestern Mediterranean. Journal of Marine Systems 59: 63-96. (CSIC, Institute of Marine Science, CMIMA, Passeig Maritim Barceloneta 37-49, Barcelona 08003, Spain. E-mail: mcoll@icm.csic.es)

CURRIMBOYS, S. 2005. Turtle conservation & community development: activities of the TREE Foundation. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 2: 4-5. (Trust for Environment Education (TREE) Foundation, No. 63, First Avenue, Vettuvankeni, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 041. India. E-mail: treefoundation2002@yahoo.com)

DAVENPORT, J. & J.L. DAVENPORT. 2006. The impact of tourism and personal leisure transport on coastal environments: A review. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 67: 280-292. (Univ Coll Cork, Environm Res Inst, Dept Zool Econ & Plant Sci, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork, Ireland. E-mail: davenport@zoology.ucc.ie)

DI BELLO, A., C. VALASTRO & F. STAFFIERI. 2006. Surgical approach to the coelomic cavity through the axillary and inguinal regions in sea turtles. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 228: 922-925. (Univ Bari, Fac Vet Med, Dept Emergency & Organ Transplantat, Div Vet Surg, I-70010 Valenzano Bari, Italy)

EGUCHI, T., J.A. SEMINOFF, S.A. GARNER, J. ALEXANDER-GARNER & P.H. DUTTON. 2006. Flipper tagging with archival data recorders for short-term assessment of diving in nesting female turtles. Endangered Species Research 2006, no. 1: 7-13. (Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA-NMFS, 8604 La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. E-mail: tomo.eguchi@noaa.gov). Freely available online at <http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/esr-home>

GARDNER, S.C., S.L. FITZGERALD, B.A. VARGAS & L.M. RODRIGUEZ. 2006. Heavy metal accumulation in four species of sea turtles from the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. Biometals 19: 91-99. (Ctr Invest Biol Noroeste SC, Mar Bermejo 195,Col Playa Palo Santa Rita,AP 128, La Paz 23090 BCS Mexico. E-mail: sgardner04@cibnor.mx)

GILMAN, E., E. ZOLLETT, S. BEVERLY, H. NAKANO, K. DAVIS, D. SHIODE, P. DALZELL & I. KINAN. 2006. Reducing sea turtle by-catch in pelagic longline fisheries. Fish and Fisheries 7: 2-23. (Blue Ocean Inst, 2718 Napuaa Pl, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. E-mail: egilman@blueocean.org)

GODFREY, M.H. & N. MROSOVSKY. 2006. Pivotal temperature for green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, nesting in Suriname. Herpetological Journal 16: 55-61. (NC Wildlife Resources Commission, 1507 Ann St. Beaufort, NC 28516 USA. E-mail: mgodfrey@seaturtle.org)

GOMEZ DE SEGURA, A., J. TOMAS, S.N. PEDRAZA, E.A. CRESPO & J.A. RAGA. 2006. Abundance and distribution of the endangered loggerhead turtle in Spanish Mediterranean waters and the conservation implications. Animal Conservation 9: 199-206. (Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biologia Evolutiva, Universidad de Valencia, P.O. Box 22085, E-46071, Valencia, Spain. E-mail: amaia.gomez@uv.es)

HART, K.M., P. MOORESIDE & L.B. CROWDER. 2006. Interpreting the spatio-temporal patterns of sea turtle strandings: Going with the flow. Biological Conservation 129: 283-290. (US Geol Survey, Ctr Coastal & Watershed Studies, 600 4th St S, St Petersburg, FL 33701, USA. E-mail: kristen_hart@usgs.gov)

HAWKES, L.A., A.C. BRODERICK, M.S. COYNE, M.H. GODFREY, L.F. LOPEZ-JURADO, P. LOPEZ-SUAREZ, S.E. MERINO, N. VARO-CRUZ, and B.J. GODLEY. 2006. Phenotypically linked dichotomy in sea turtle foraging requires multiple conservation approaches Current Biology 16:990-995. (Marine Turtle Research Group, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, School of Biosciences, Univ Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn TR10 9EZ, UK. E-mail: bgodley@seaturtle.org). Supplemental material available at <https://seaturtle.org/draft/CV>

HAZEL, J. & E. GYURIS. 2006. Vessel-related mortality of sea turtles in Queensland, Australia. Wildlife Research 33: 149-154. (James Cook Univ N Queensland, Sch Trop Environm Studies & Geog, Townsville, Qld 4811 Australia. E-mail: julia.hazel@jcu.edu.au)

JACOBSON, E.R., R. GRONWALL, L. MAXWELL, K. MERRIT & G. HARMAN. 2005. Plasma concentrations of enrofloxacin after single-dose oral administration in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 36: 628-634. (Dept. of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. Florida, P.O. Box 100126, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. E-mail: jacobsone@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu)

KAMEL, S.J. & N. MROSOVSKY. 2006. Deforestation: risk of sex ratio distortion in hawksbill sea turtles. Ecological Applications 16: 923-921. (Dept. Zoology, Univ. Toronto, 25 Harbord St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5 Canada. E-mail: skamel@zoo.utoronto.ca)

KANNAN, P. & M. RAJAGOPALAN. 2005. Sighting of sea turtles in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 2: 7-9. (CMFRI, Mandapam Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu 623 520, India)

KATDARE, V. & R. MONE. 2005. Second successive year of the Marine Turtle Conservation Project in Konkan, Maharashtra. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 2: 3-4. (Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra, Chiplun, District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415605, India. E-mail: sahydricpn@rediffmail.com)

KINAN, I., Editor. 2005. Proceedings of the Second Western Pacific Sea Turtle Cooperative Research and Management Workshop. Volume I: West Pacific Leatherback and Southwest Pacific Hawksbill Sea Turtles. 17-21 May 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council: Honolulu, HI, USA. 118 pp. (Western Pacific Fishery Council, 1164 Bishop St. #1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA. E-mail: irene.kinan@noaa.gov)

KOCH, V., W.J. NICHOLS, H. PECKHAM & V. DE LA TOBO. 2006. Estimates of sea turtle mortality from poaching and bycatch in Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Biological Conservation 128: 327-334. (Univ Autonoma Baja California, Dept Biol Marina, Ap Postal 19B, La Paz 23080 Baja California, Mexico. E-mail: vokoch@uabcs.mx)

KRISHNA PILLAI, S. 2005. Threats to sea turtles on the Rameswaram - Dhanushkhodi Coast. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 2: 5-7. (CMFRI, 7-49F, Deivakam Pilliyar Koil Street, N.G.O. Colony, Kottar (P.O.), Nagercoil 629 002, India)

MAKOWSKI, C., J.A. SEMINOFF & M. SALMON. 2006. Home range and habitat use of juvenile Atlantic green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) on shallow reef habitats in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Marine Biology 148: 1167-79. (Coastal Planning and Engineering, Inc., 2481 Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA. E-mail: cmakowski@coastalplanning.net)

MAZARIS, A.D. & Y.G. MATSINOS. 2006. An individual based model of sea turtles: investigating the effect of temporal variability on population dynamics. Ecological Modeling 194: 114-124. (Biodiversity Conservation Lab., Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Univ. of the Aegean, Mytilene 81100, Greece. E-mail: amazar@env.aegean.gr)

MONCADA, F., F. A. ABREU-GROBOIS, A. MUHLIA-MELO, C. BELL, S. TROENG, K. A. BJORNDAL, A. B. BOLTEN, A. B. MEYLAN, J. ZURITA, G. ESPINOSA, G. NODARSE, R. MARQUEZ-MILLAN, A. FOLEY & L. M. EHRHART. 2006. Movement patterns of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Cuba and adjacent Caribbean waters inferred from flipper tag recaptures. Journal of Herpetology 40: 22-34. (A. Muhlia-Melo, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste. S. C., Mar Bermejo No. 195 Col. Playa Palo de Sta. Rita, La Paz, BCS 23090, México. E-mail: amuhlia04@cibnor.mx)

MYERS, A.E., P. LOVELL & G.C. HAYS. 2006. Tools for studying animal behaviour: validation of dive profiles relayed via the Argos satellite system. Animal Behaviour 71: 989-993. (School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Univ. Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, UK. E-mail: g.hays@swan.ac.uk)

OZDILEK, H.G., S. YALCIN-OZDILEK, F.S. OZANER & B. SONMEZ. 2006. Impact of accumulated beach litter on Chelonia mydas L. 1758 (green turtle) hatchlings of the Samandag coast, Hatay, Turkey. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 15: 95-103. (S. Yalcin-Ozdilek, Mustafa Kemal Univ, Fac Sci & Lett, Dept Biol, Lojmanlari Sabanci Kiz Yurdu Arkasi A Blok 2, TR-31024 Antakya Hatay, Turkey. E-mail: syalcin@mku.edu.tr)

PIKE, D.A., R.L. ANTWORTH & J.C. STINER. 2006. Earlier nesting contributes to shorter nesting seasons for the loggerhead seaturtle, Caretta caretta. Journal of Herpetology 40: 91-94. (Glatting Jackson Inc, Environm Serv Grp, 33 E Pine St, Orlando, FL 32801 USA. E-mail: dapike22@hotmail.com)

SANKARAN, S., B. TRIPATHY & K. SHANKER. 2005. A bibliography for sea turtles on the mainland coast in India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 2: 15-33. (K. Shanker, ATREE, 659 5th A Main Road, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 024, India. E-mail: kartik@atree.org)

SEA TURTLE ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN. 2006. Report on the 16th Japanese Sea Turtle Conference in Kuroshima Island, 18-20 Nov., 2005. Umigame Newsletter of Japan No. 67: 2-3. in Japanese. (E-mail: newsletter@umigame.org)

SHANKER, K. & A. SRIDHAR. 2005. Surmounting the people vs. parks conundrum - conservation lessons from marine resource management in India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 2: 1-2. (ATREE, 659 5th A Main Road, Hebbal, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka, India. E-mail: kartik@atree.org)

SOUTHWOOD, A.L., R.D. REINA, V.S. JONES, J.R. SPEAKMAN & D.R. JONES. 2006. Seasonal metabolism of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at Heron Island, Australia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 125-335. (Dept. of Biology & Marine Biology, UNCW, 601 South College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403, USA. E-mail:southwooda@uncw.edu)

SRIDHAR, A. & S. GOPAL. 2005. The OMRCC Update - news on India's first collaborative marine conservation initiative. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 2: 9-10. (ATREE, 659 5th A Main Road, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 024, India. E-mail: aarthisridhar@yahoo.co.uk)

STAMPER, M.A., C. HARMS, S.P. EPPERLY, J. BRAUN-MCNEILL, L. AVENS & M.K. STOSKOPF. 2005. Relationship between barnacle epibiotic load and hematologic parameters in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), a comparison between migratory and residential animals in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 36: 635-641. (Epcot, Living Seas, Walt Disney Resort, 2016 N Ave Stars, EC Trl W-251, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830, USA)

TAQUET, C., M. TAQUET, T. DEMPSTER, M. SORIA, S. CICCIONE, D. ROOS & L. DAGORN. 2006. Foraging of the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas on seagrass beds at Mayotte Island (Indian Ocean), determined by acoustic transmitters. Marine Ecology - Progress Series 306: 295-302. (IFREMER, Inst Francais Rech Exploitat Mer, Rue Jean Bertho, BP 60, F-97822 Le Port, France. E-mail: coralie.taquet@ifremer.fr)

TRULLAS, S.C., J.R. SPOTILA & F.V. PALADINO. 2006. Energetics during hatchling dispersal of the olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea using doubly labeled water. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 79: 389-399. (Indiana Univ Purdue Univ, Dept Biol, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Ft Wayne, IN 46805, USA. E-mail: sc333@drexel.edu)

WILLIAMS, E.H. & L. BUNKLEY-WILLIAMS. 2006. Early fibropapillomas in Hawaii and occurrences in all sea turtle species: The panzootic, associated leeches wide-ranging on sea turtles, and species of study leeches should be identified. Journal of Virology 80: 4643-4644. (Univ Puerto Rico, Dept Marine Sci, Caribbean Aquat Anim Hlth Project, POB 9013, Mayaguez, PR 00861 USA. E-mail: ewilliams@uprm.edu)

WILTSCHKO, R. & W. WILTSCHKO. 2006. Magnetoreception. Bioessays 28: 157-168. (Univ Frankfurt, Fachbereich Biowissensch, D-6000 Frankfurt, Germany. E-mail: wiltschko@zoology.uni-frankfurt.de)

TECHNICAL REPORTS

HILTERMAN, M.L. & E. GOVERSE. 2006. Annual Report on the 2005 Leatherback Turtle Research and Monitoring Project in Suriname. (World Wildlife Fund - Guianas Forests and Environmental Conservation Project (WWF-GFECP) Technical Report of the IUCN NL Committee, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 19 pp. E-mail: edo.goverse@iucn.nl)

SUBRAMANEAN, J., M. VIJAY & S. BHUPATHY. 2005. Status of olive ridley sea turtle along the Chennai coast, Southeastern India. Salim Ai Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, India: 16 pp. (S. Bhupathy, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History, SACON, Anaikatti P.O., Coimbatore 641108, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: sb62in@yahoo.co.uk)

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

KAMEL, S.J. 2006. Patterns and consequences of individual variation in the nest-site preferences of two species of sea turtle. Ph.D. Dissertation. Univeristy of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (E-mail: skamel@zoo.utoronto.ca)

TRIPATHY, B. 2005. A study on the ecology and conservation of the olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea at the Rushikulya rookery of Orissa coast, India. Ph.D. Dissertation. Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, India: 162 pp. (E-mail: tripathyb@yahoo.co.uk)