seaturtle.org : MTN : ARCHIVES : Sign In
Marine Turtle Newsletter 50:16-19, © 1990
ALMOR, P., RAGA, J. A., ABRIL, E., BALBUENA, J. A. and DUGUY, R. 1989. Parasitism of a leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Linnaeus 1766) in the European waters by Pyelosomum renicapite, new record (Leidy 1856). Vie Milieu 39(1):57-59. Depto. de Zoologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universitad de Valencia, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100 Burjasot, Valencia, Espagne.
AMBROSE, J. D. 1990. Hematoma in a captive sea turtle: a case report. Indian Vet. J. 67(2):168. J. Ambrose, Natl. Dairy Res. Inst., Karnal 132001, Haryana, India.
BALDWIN, J., MORTIMER, K. and PATAK, A. 1989. Anaerobic metabolism during dispersal of green and loggerhead turtle hatchlings. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. Comp. Physiol. 94(4):663-666. J. Baldwin, Dept. Botany and Zoology, Monash Univ., Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
BARRY, K. C., BALAZS, G. H. and MURRAY, D. 1989. A new therapy for marine turtles parasitized by the piscicolid leech, Ozobranchus branchiatus. Herp. Review 29(4):89-90. K. Barry, NOAA/NMFS/SWFC Honolulu Lab, 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2396 USA.
BRICLLEMYER, E. C., Jr., LUDICELLO, S. and HARTMANN, H. J. 1989. Discarded catch in U. S. commercial marine fisheries, p.259-295. In: W. J. Chandler (ed.), Audubon Wildlife Report 1989/1990, Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, California. E. Bricllemyer, Aquatic Resources Conservation Group, Seattle, Washington USA.
BROWN, C. W. 1990. The significance of the South Atlantic Equatorial Countercurrent to the ecology of the green turtle breeding population of Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean. J. Herpetol. 24(1):81-84. C. Brown, Grad. School Oceanography, Univ. Rhode Island, Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882 USA.
CHAN, E. H. and SOLOMON, S. E. 1989. The structure and function of the eggshell of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) from Malaysia with notes on attached fungal forms. Anim. Technol. 40(2):91-102. S.E. Solomon, Dept. Vet. Anat., Glasgow Univ., Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1QH Scotland.
CHOY, B. K., BALAZS, G. H., and DAILEY, M. 1989. A new therapy for marine turtles parasitized by the piscicolid leech, Ozobranchus branchiatus. Herpetol. Rev. 20(4): 89-90. B. Choy, NMFS/SWFC Honolulu Lab, 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2396 USA.
DAVENPORT, J. and WRENCH, J. 1990. Metal levels in a leatherback turtle. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 21(1):40-41. J. Davenport, School of Ocean Sci., Univ. College North Wales, Marine Sci. Lab., Menai Bridge, Gwynedd, LL59 5EY Wales.
DAVENPORT, J., HOLLAND, D. L. and EAST, J. 1990. Thermal and biochemical characteristics of the lipids of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea: evidence of endothermy. J. mar. biol. Assoc. U.K. 70:33-41. J. Davenport (as above).
ECKERT, K. L. and ECKERT, S. A. 1989. The application of plastic tags to leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea. Herpetol. Rev. 20(4):90-91. K. Eckert, NMFS SW Fisheries Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92037 USA.
FRAZIER, J. 1989. Survey of the marine turtle hatcheries of Karnataka. Hamadryad 14(2): 8-18. J. Frazier, Programa de Vida Silvestre, Escuela de Ciencias, Ambientales, Apdo. 1350, Heredia, Costa Rica.
FRETEY, J. 1989. Diurnal or nocturnal attacks of leatherback turtles by Tabanidae and other hematophagous Diptera in French Guiana and Suriname. Entomologiste (Paris) 45(4-5):237-244. (in French). J. Fretey, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Sci. Natur., Muséum National d'Histoire Natur., 43-57, rue Cuvier, Paris France.
FRETEY, J. and GIRARDIN, N. 1989. La nidification de la tortue luth, Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) (Chelonii, Dermochelyidae) sur les côtes du Gabon. Revue Zool. afr.-J. Afr. Zool. 102:125-132. J. Fretey (as above).
GLAZEBROOK, J. S., CAMPBELL, R. S. F. and BLAIR, D. 1989. Studies on cardiovascular fluke (Digenea, Spirorchidae) infections in sea turtles from the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. J. Comp. Pathology. 101(3):231-250. J. Glazebrook, James Cook Univ. N. Queensland, Grad. Sch. Trop. Vet. Sci., Townsville, Queensland 4811 Australia.
GUILLETTE, L. J., Jr, BJORNDAL, K., BOLTEN, A. and GROSS, T. S. 1989. Plasma prostaglandin and steroid concentrations during natural nesting of the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Columbia, Missouri USA, 6-9 August 1989. Biol. Reprod. 40(Suppl. 1):157. L.J. Guillette, Dept. Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.
LESCURE, J., DELAUGERRE, M. and LAURENT, L. 1989. La nidification de la tortue luth, Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) en Méditerranée. Bull. Soc. Herp. Fr. 50:9-18. J. Lescure, Lab. de Zoologie (Reptiles et Amphibiens), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 25, rue Cuvier-75005 Paris, France.
LUTCAVAGE, M., BUSHNELL, P. G. and JONES, D. R. 1989. Blood and tissue oxygen content in leatherback sea turtles. Am. Zool. 29(4):57 (Abstract). M. Lutcavage, Univ. British Columbia, Vancouver Canada.
MALONEY, J. E., DARIAN-SMITH, C., RUSSELL, B., VARGHESE, M., COOPER, J. and LIMPUS, C. J. 1989. An evolutionary link for developing mammalian lungs. J. Dev. Physiol. (Oxf) 12(3):153-156. J. Maloney, Curtin Univ. Technol., Perth, Western Australia.
MARSH, H. and SINCLAIR, D. F. 1989. An experimental evaluation of dugong and sea turtle aerial survey techniques. Aust. Wildl. Res. 16(6):639-650. H. Marsh, James Cook Univ. N. Queensland, Dept. Zool., Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
MORTIMER, J. A. and PORTIER, K. M. 1989. Reproductive homing and internesting behavior of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, at Ascension Island, South Atlantic ocean. Copeia 1989(4):962-977. J. Mortimer, WWF-Malaysia, P. O. Box 10769, 50724 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
PALADINO, F. V., O'CONNOR, M. P. and SPOTILA, J. R. 1989. Metabolic rates and thermoregulation of leatherback turtles: how to stay warm in a cold ocean. Am. Zool. 29(4):142 (Abstract). F.V. Paladino, Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ., Fort Wayne, Indiana USA.
PERRY, S. F., DARIAN-SMITH, C., ALSTON, J., LIMPUS, C. J. and MALONEY, J. E. 1989. Histological structure of the lungs of the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, before and after hatching. Copeia 1989(4):1000-1010. S. Perry, Fachbereich 7 Biol., Univ. Oldenburg, D-2900 Oldenburg, Federal Republic Of Germany.
RENOUS, S. 1988. Quelques remarques sur le développement embryonnaire de Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761). Mésogée 48:85-89. (in French) S. Renous, Lab. d'Anatomie Comparée du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 55 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France.
RENOUS, S. 1988. Retentissement de l'adaptation a la vie pélagique de la tortue luth (Dermochelys coriacea) sur sa locomotion terrestre. Mésogée 48:79-84. (in French) S. Renous (as above).
RENOUS, S., LESCURE, J., GASC, J. P. and BELS, V. 1989. Intervention des membres dans la locomotion et le creusement du nid chez la tortue luth Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761). Amphibia-Reptilia 10:355-369. (in French) S. Renous (as above).
RENOUS, S., RIMBLOT-BALY, F., FRETEY, J. and PIEAU, C. 1989. Embryonic development characteristics of the leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761). Ann. des Sci. Naturel.-Zool. et Biol. Anim. 10(4):197-229. (in French) S. Renous (as above).
ROSTAL, D. C., OWENS, D. W., WOOD, F. E. and AMOSS, M. S. 1989. Seasonal reproduction in the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempi, testosterone and behavior. Am. Zool. 29(4):98 (Abstract). D. Rostal, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas 77843 USA.
STABENAU, E. K. and HEMING, T. A. 1989. Trawl stress in Kemp's ridley sea turtles. Am. Zool. 29(4):139 (Abstract). E. Stabenau, Univ. Texas, Galveston, Texas USA.
VERMA, R. J. 1989. Records of sea turtles from Piram Island, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, Pakistan. Indian For. 115(10):764-765. R. Verma, Dept. Life Sci., Bhavnagar Univ., Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
WEEMS, R. E. 1988. Paleocene turtles from the Aquia and Brightseat formations, with adiscussion of their bearing on sea turtle evolution and phylogeny. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 101(1):109-145. R. Weems, U. S. Geol. Survey, Mail Stop 928, Reston, Viginia 22092 USA.
ZANGERL, R, HENDRICKSON, L. P. and HENDRICKSON, J. R. 1988. A Resdescription of the Australian Flatback Sea Turtle, Natator depressus. Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology 1. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, Hawaii USA. 69p. The Editor, Bishop Museum Press, P. O. Box 19000-A, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 USA.
Correction: In MTN#49, readers were directed to J. A. Campbell for the following reprint: Campbell, J. A. and Vannini, J. P. 1989. Distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Guatemala and Belize. Proceedings, Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology 4(1):1-21. Reprint requests should be directed to:
Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology
1100 Glendon Avenue
Los Angeles, California
90024 USA
Reprints are US$ 5.00 each.
Theses and Dissertations
Plotkin, Pamela T. 1989. The Feeding Ecology of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Master of Science Thesis, Texas A&M University.