scholarly journals Population structure and dispersal patterns of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in Tunisian coastal waters, central Mediterranean

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
O Chaieb ◽  
A Elouaer ◽  
F Maffucci ◽  
S Karaa ◽  
MN Bradai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Sea Turtles ◽  
Caretta Caretta ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Dispersal Patterns ◽  
Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Barnacles (Cirripedia, Thoracica) and associated epibionts from sea turtles in the central Mediterranean

Crustaceana ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 85 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 533-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Casale ◽  
M. D’Addario ◽  
D. Freggi ◽  
R. Argano
Keyword(s):  
Sea Turtles ◽  
Caretta Caretta ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Pioneer Species ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Benthic Habitats ◽  
Loggerhead Sea Turtles ◽  
Juvenile Mortality ◽  
Host Habitat

The association patterns and ecology of sea turtle epibionts, and especially obligate epibionts, are still poorly known. Epibiont communities were investigated in the central Mediterranean Sea in relation to the host habitat and seven species of barnacles, three amphipods, one crab, and one tanaid were found on 117 loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta. Particular attention was given to barnacles, some of them being obligate turtle epibionts, with a total of 3330 individuals examined, among which high intraspecific aggregation was observed. Results indicate that (i) the species composition of barnacles varies among turtles frequenting not only different geographic areas but also different habitats in the same area, (ii) different species have marked preferences for hosts frequenting pelagic vs. benthic habitats, and also (iii) for body parts of the host representing microhabitats with different features and trophic opportunities, (iv) settlement is favoured by the presence of conspecific individuals and possibly also (v) by individuals of related species, notably Chelonibia testudinaria that may act as a pioneer species, and finally (vi) barnacles show rapid turnover on turtles, with relatively short lives, rapid growth, and high juvenile mortality.

Mortality of sea turtles Caretta caretta in coastal waters of Georgia

1982 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Ruckdescheil ◽  
George R. Zug
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Sea Turtles ◽  
Caretta Caretta

Pharmacokinetics of Marbofloxacin in Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) after Single Intravenous and Intramuscular Doses

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olimpia R. Lai ◽  
Pedro Marín ◽  
Pietro Laricchiuta ◽  
Giacomo Marzano ◽  
Giuseppe Crescenzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Turtles ◽  
Caretta Caretta ◽  
Loggerhead Sea Turtles
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