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Marine Turtle Newsletter 53:28-30, © 1991

Marine Turtle Dissertations/Theses Registered with UMI

The following Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) dissertations and Master of Science (M.S.) theses, listed in chronological order, are available from University Microfilm Inc., 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106-1346 USA [tel: 1-800-521-0600]. Be sure to include the UMI order number. Prices vary. The list below is not comprehensive, it only reflects those sea turtle dissertations and theses registered with University Microfilm Inc. (UMI). We encourage the authors of dissertations and theses not registered with UMI to provide us with the title, date, and institution (as below); we will include these in upcoming issues of the Newsletter. References to recently completed dissertations and theses will continue to be printed quarterly in the MTN if (1) the work is registered with UMI, or (2) the author personally notifies the MTN Editors. "DAI" refers to Dissertation Abstracts International.

Smith, Donald Thomas Jeremy. 1989. The Cranial Morphology of Fossil and Living Sea Turtles (Cheloniidae, Dermochelyidae, and Desmatochelyidae). Ph.D., Council For National Academic Awards (United Kingdom). Zoology. Page 5505 in Volume 50/12-B Of Dai. Order No: Gaxdx-88060 (British Dissertation).

Agardy, Marianne Tundi. 1989. Population Dynamics in Two Nesting Groups of The Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys Coriacea, and Implications for Management. Ph.D., University of Rhode Island. Biological Oceanography. Page 1073 in Volume 51/03-B of Dai. Order No: Gax90-23242.

Eckert, Scott Alan. 1989. Diving And Foraging Behavior of The Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys Coriacea. Ph.D., University of Georgia. Zoology. Page 619 in Volume 51/02-B of Dai. Order No: Gax90-18336.

Kochinsky, Lyle Joseph. 1989. The Effects of an Iodophor Compound on Skin Lesion Disease in Sea Turtles. Ph.D., Nova University. Biological Oceanography. Page 3252 in Volume 50/08-B of Dai. Order No: Gax89-19259.

Byles, Richard Allan. 1988. Behavior and Ecology of Sea Turtles From Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Ph.D., The College of William and Mary. Biological Oceanography. Page 24 in Volume 50/01-B of Dai. Order No: Gax89-07936.

Eckert, Karen Lind. 1988. The Nesting Biology of the Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys Coriacea. Ph.D., University of Georgia. Zoology. Page 88 in Volume 50/01-B of Dai. Order No: Gax89-03487.

Wibbels, Thane Richard. 1988. Gonadal Steroid Endocrinology of Sea Turtle Reproduction. Ph.D., Texas A&M University. Zoology. Page 4717 in Volume 49/11-B of Dai. Order No: Gax89-03419.

Comuzzie, Diana Kay Crowell. 1987. Behavior and Communication of Sea Turtles (Chemical). Ph.D., Texas A&M University. Zoology. Page 1616 in Volume 48/06-B of Dai. Order No: Gax87-20878.

Henwood, Tyrrell Arthur. 1987. Sea Turtles of the Southeastern United States, with Emphasis on the Life History and Population Dynamics of the Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta Caretta. Ph.D., Auburn University. Biology. Page 2181 in Volume 48/08-B of Dai. Order No: Gax87-25026.

Lutcavage, Molly Ellen. 1987. Gas Exchange, Pulmonary Mechanics and Diving in the Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta Caretta. Ph.D, University of Miami. Zoology. Page 2894 in Volume 48/10-B of Dai. Order No: Gax87-29347.

Mcmurtray, Jennifer Denise. 1986. Reduction of Raccoon Predation on Sea Turtle Nests at Canaveral National Seashore, Florida. M.S., University of Georgia. Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife. Page 55 in Volume 25/01 of Masters Abstracts. Order No: Gax13-28535.

Crouse, Deborah Townsend. 1985. The Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles in North Carolina. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison. Ecology. Page 3318 in Volume 46/10-B of Dai. Order No: Gax85-19758.

Grassman, Mark Allen. 1984. The Chemosensory Behavior of Juvenile Sea Turtles: Implications for Chemical Imprinting. Ph.D., Texas A&M University. Zoology. Page 3744 in Volume 45/12-B of Dai. Order No: Gax85-04669.

Meylan, Anne Barkau. 1984. Feeding Ecology of The Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata): Spongivory as a Feeding Niche in the Coral Reef Community. Ph.D., University Of Florida. Zoology. Page 768 in Volume 46/03-B of Dai. Order No: Gax85-09957.

Frazer, Nathaniel Blevins. 1983. Demography and Life History Evolution of the Atlantic Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta Caretta (Georgia). Ph.D., University of Georgia. Ecology. Page 1333 in Volume 44/05-B of Dai. Order No: Gax83-20087.

Richardson, James Ingram. 1982. A Population Model for Adult Female Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta Caretta) Nesting In Georgia. Ph.D., University Of Georgia. Zoology. Page 1764 in Volume 43/06-B of Dai. Order No: Gax82-25226.

Mortimer, Jeanne Antoinette. 1981. Reproductive Ecology of the Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, at Ascension Island. Ph.D., University of Florida. Zoology. Page 1781 in Volume 42/05-B of Dai. Order No: Gax81-24447.

Thompson, Nancy Bray. 1980. Population Dynamics of the Atlantic Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus) 1758. Ph.D., University Of Rhode Island. Biology. Page 325 in Volume 43/02-B of Dai. Order No: Gax82-15364.

Bjorndal, Karen Anne. 1979. Nutrition and Grazing Behavior of the Green Turtle, Chelonia Mydas, A Seagrass Herbivore. Ph.D, University of Florida. Zoology. Page 3614 in Volume 40/08-B of Dai. Order No: Gax8o-02835.

Dalton, Sheri A. 1979. Temporal Patterns of Locomotor Activity In Hatchling Sea Turtles. Ph.D., University of Florida. Zoology. Page 3615 in Volume 40/08-B of Dai. Order No: Gax8o-02847.

Kraemer, Jed Eli. 1979. Variation in Incubation Length of Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta Caretta, Clutches on the Georgia Coast. M.S., University Of Georgia. Zoology. Page 254 in Volume 18/03 of Masters Abstracts. Order No: Gax13-13868.

Bennett, James Alvin. 1978. An Analysis of Swimming Behavior in Hatchling Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas mydas L.). Ph.D., Texas A&M University. Zoology. Page 3186 in Volume 39/07-B of Dai. Order No: Gax79-00950.

Mann, Thomas Mason. 1977. Impact of Developed Coastline on Nesting and Hatchling Sea Turtles in Southeastern Florida. M.S., Florida Atlantic University. Ecology. Page 143 in Volume 15/03 of Masters Abstracts. Order No: Gax13-09800.

Owens, David William. 1976. Endocrine Control of Reproduction and Growth in the Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas. Ph.D., The University Of Arizona. Physiology. Page 1577 in Volume 37/04-B of Dai. Order No: Gax76-22472.

Ackerman, Ralph Austin. 1975. Diffusion and the Gas Exchange of Sea Turtle Eggs. Ph.D., University of Florida. Zoology. Page 6010 in Volume 36/12-B of Dai. Order No: Gax76-12040.

Wood, James Raymon, Jr. 1974. The Amino Acid Requirements of the Hatchling Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas. Ph.D., The University Of Arizona. Zoology. Page 1461 in Volume 35/03-B of Dai. Order No: Gax74-20258.

Scura, Edward Dennis. 1973. Anoxic Physiology in the Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas mydas. Ph.D., University of Miami. Physiology. Page 384 in Volume 34/01-B of Dai. Order No: Gax73-16859.

Manton, Marion Lillian. 1972. Chemoreception in the Migratory Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas. Ph.D., Columbia University. Biology. Page 78 in Volume 34/01-B of Dai. Order No: Gax73-16227.

Ehrenfeld, David William. 1966. The Sea-Finding Orientation of the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas). Ph.D., University of Florida. Zoology. Page 1724 in Volume 28/04-B of Dai. Order No: Gax67-12921.

Van Der Jagt, Ervin Raymond. 1931. The Origin and Development of the Anterior Lympha-Sacs in the Sea Turtle (Thalassochelys Caretta). Ph.D., University of Iowa. Zoology. Order No: no longer available from UMI.