Effects of Egg Mass and Local Climate on Morphology of Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Hatchlings in North Pacific Costa Rica

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Bandimere ◽  
FV Paladino ◽  
JR Spotila ◽  
A Panagopoulou ◽  
J Diéguez-Uribeondo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Egg Mass ◽  
Leatherback Turtle ◽  
Local Climate

Nesting Ecology of the Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica: 1988–1989 to 1999–2000

Copeia ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 2002 (3) ◽  
pp. 653-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Reina ◽  
Philippe A. Mayor ◽  
James R. Spotila ◽  
Rotney Piedra ◽  
Frank V. Paladino
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Nesting Ecology ◽  
Leatherback Turtle

Reassessment of the Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Nesting Population at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica: Effects of Conservation Efforts

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Santidrián Tomillo ◽  
Elizabeth Vélez ◽  
Richard D. Reina ◽  
Rotney Piedra ◽  
Frank V. Paladino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Leatherback Turtle

scholarly journals Gross morphology and microstructure of type locality ossicles of Psephophorus polygonus Meyer, 1847 (Testudines, Dermochelyidae)

2013 ◽  
Vol 150 (5) ◽  
pp. 767-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
MASSIMO DELFINO ◽  
TORSTEN M. SCHEYER ◽  
FRANCESCO CHESI ◽  
TAMARA FLETCHER ◽  
RICHARD GEMEL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Ventral Surface ◽  
Dive Depth ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Compact Layer ◽  
Leatherback Turtle ◽  
New Diagnosis ◽  
First Time ◽  
Growth Centres

AbstractPsephophorus polygonus Meyer, 1847, the first fossil leatherback turtle to be named, was described on the basis of shell ossicles from the middle Miocene (MN6–7/8?) of Slovakia. The whereabouts of this material is uncertain but a slab on display at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien is considered the neotype. We rediscovered further type locality ossicles in four European institutions, re-evaluated their gross morphology and described for the first time their microstructure by comparing them with Dermochelys coriacea, the only living dermochelyid turtle. The gross morphology is congruent with that already described for P. polygonus, but with two significant exceptions: the ridged ossicles of P. polygonus may have a distinctly concave ventral surface as well as a tectiform shape in cross-section. They do not develop the external keel typical of many ossicles of D. coriacea. Both ridged and non-ridged ossicles of P. polygonus are characterized by compact diploe structures with an internal cortex consisting of a coarse fibrous meshwork, whereas the proportionately thinner ossicles of D. coriacea tend to lose the internal cortex, and thus their diploe, during ontogeny. The ossicles of both P. polygonus and D. coriacea differ from those of other lineages of amniotes whose carapace is composed of polygonal ossicles or platelets, in having growth centres situated at the plate centres just interior to the external bone surface and not within the cancellous core or closer to the internal compact layer. The new diagnosis of P. polygonus allows us to preliminarily re-evaluate the taxonomy of some of the Psephophorus-like species. Despite some macro- and micromorphological differences, it seems likely that Psephophorus was as cosmopolitan as extant Dermochelys and had a broadly similar ecology, with a possible difference concerning the dive depth.

Arsenic compounds in tissues of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.S. Edmonds ◽  
Y. Shibata ◽  
R.I.T. Prince ◽  
K.A. Francesconi ◽  
M. Morita
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Pectoral Muscle ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Arsenic Compounds ◽  
Leatherback Turtle ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Examination of extracts of tissues of a leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (L.) (Reptilia: Dermochelyidae) by high-performance liquid chromatography inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry has demonstrated the presence of arsenobetaine, arsenocholine and inorganic arsenate in heart muscle and liver, and arsenobetaine and inorganic arsenate in pectoral muscle. Although arsenobetaine was the major form in all tissues, inorganic arsenate and arsenocholine accounted for 50% and 15% respectively of arsenic in aqueous extracts of the liver.

Nest temperature´s influence on morphology of Dermochelys coriacea hatchlings incubated in hatcheries in Oaxaca, Mexico

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús García-Grajales ◽  
Juan Francisco Meraz ◽  
José Luis Arcos García ◽  
Eustacio Ramírez Méndez
Keyword(s):  
Incubation Temperature ◽  
Carapace Width ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Egg Mass ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Data Logger ◽  
Geometric Morphometric ◽  
Low Weight ◽  
Incubation Temperatures

The influence of nest incubation temperatures on the carapace shape and morphological traits of Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli 1761) hatchlings incubated in two hatcheries of Oaxaca, Mexico was evaluated. This study was carried out from October 2016 through May 2017. On each beach, there are community groups consisting of volunteers without association with universities, that protect and relocate the nests to increase hatching success. In each translocated nest, a data logger was placed in the centre of the egg mass. Hatchlings were collected as they emerged from each nest. The carapaces of the hatchlings were photographed and subjected to geometric morphometric analysis; later, hatchlings were weighed and their bodies were measured. The mean temperature of 12 nests in each hatchery were recorded, with no significant differences between hatcheries. The principal component analysis (PCA) revealed an overlapping of the carapace shape under different duration of temperature. Temperature had a significant influence on hatchling morphology. Higher mean incubation temperatures produced hatchlings with low weight, smaller appendage; narrower carapace width and shorter flippers length. Lower mean incubation temperatures produced hatchlings that had greater weight, greater appendage width, wider carapace width and longer flipper length. Results indicate that the D. coriacea hatchlings incubated in hatcheries demonstrate morphology that varies in relation to nest incubation temperature in a similar way to hatchlings produced in natural environments.

scholarly journals Diurnal mesospheric tidal winds observed simultaneously by meteor radar in Costa Rica (10° N, 86° W) and Cariri (7° S, 37° W)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo A. Buriti ◽  
Wayne Hocking ◽  
Paulo P. Batista ◽  
Igo Paulino ◽  
Ana R. Paulino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Equatorial Region ◽  
The Other ◽  
Meteor Radar ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Poor Agreement ◽  
Vertical Wavelength ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Different Response

Abstract. This paper is about a study of diurnal tides on meteor wind observed simultaneously by two meteor radars sited on equatorial region. The radar are located in Santa Cruz (10.3° N, 85.6° W), Costa Rica (hereafter CR) and in São João do Cariri (7.4° S, 36.5° W), Brazil (hereafter CA). The distance between them is 5800 km. Harmonic analysis was used to get information of amplitude and phase (hour of peak amplitude) of diurnal, semidiurnal and terdiurnal tides between 82 and 98 km of height. The period of observation was from April 2005 to January 2006. The results were compared to GSWM00 model. In general, seasonal agreement between observation and model was satisfactory to zonal and meridional amplitudes. Values of zonal and meridional amplitudes from November to January to CR were very different of GSWM00. Peak of zonal amplitude (~ 25 m/s) to CR was observed in September and December between 90 and 94 km. On the other hand, meridional phase was excellent to both sites and vertical wavelength of 25 km was observed practically every month to CR and CA. The zonal phase presented some difficult to get vertical wavelength according to criteria adopted to calculate it. Considering diurnal zonal amplitude, when we compare CR and CA, we could expect a poor agreement of amplitude between them. That is normal if we believe that this is because the geographical location of both sites are completely different in terms of local climate even if they are close to the equator and effect of heat latent release could lead to different response at high altitudes.

scholarly journals Phenology of myxomycetes in Turrialba, Costa Rica

Karstenia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Carlos Rojas ◽  
Pedro A. Rojas ◽  
Steven L. Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Ecological Effect ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Ecosystem Structure ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Substrate Quality

Long-term monitoring and phenological patterns of microbial communities are rare in the scientific literature. Myxomycetes have life cycle characteristics that allow both to be documented. The present study summarizes the integrated floristic and bioclimatic components of a 30-month assessment of myxomycete sporocarps in a premontane tropical forest in Turrialba, Costa Rica. Based on monthly visits and a standard sampling effort of 120 minutes per visit, myxomycetes were recorded on leaves, twigs, and logs on the ground by two to three people in 20-minute periods associated with six different collecting sites within a 34-hectare successional forest patch. Biological data were analyzed using three recorded climatic variables obtained <em>in situ</em> during the complete period of study. Also, the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI), provided by NOAA, an estimate of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), was evaluated in the analyses. Overall, 54 species and 2245 records of myxomycetes were recorded, with an average of 14.5 species (range between 6-24) and 78.4 records (range between 20-110) detected each month. In general, neither the number of records nor the number of species were associated with individual climate variables, but multiple regression analyses showed that a combination of the accumulated precipitation of the four days before sampling and the average relative humidity can explain most of the fruiting dynamics (R2 = 0.56). When the ONI index was included in the analyses, the explained variability increased (R2 = 0.64), and when a categorization of months based on the same index was used, analyses showed that both the number of records and species evenness were affected by ENSO. At the species level, <em>Hemitrichia calyculata</em> was the only species observed during every month, closely followed by <em>Arcyria cinerea</em>, <em>A. denudata</em>, and <em>Physarum compressum</em>, recorded on most visits. Sporadic fruiting in some species such as <em>Tubifera microsperma</em>, <em>P. tenerum</em>, <em>P. bogoriense</em>, <em>P. melleum</em>, and <em>Metatrichia vesparia</em> could have been associated with local climate oscillations influenced by ENSO patterns. Phenological patterns were observed at the species level, indicating that in the Neotropics, under favorable conditions, myxomycete sporocarps are practically always present, but species assemblages vary temporally. These variations are primarily driven by local climate, but regional climate dynamics also affect fruiting patterns. Presumably, the remaining ecological effect on fruiting patterns in the Neotropics can be attributed to certain finer factors such as ecosystem structure, substrate quality/ availability, and biotic interactions. As such, phenomena such as climate change can have an important effect on the production of sporocarps by tropical myxomycetes, with subsequent effects of their ecological dynamics.

On the orientation circle of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea

1975 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 568-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Mrosovsky ◽  
Sara J. Shettleworth
Keyword(s):  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Leatherback Turtle
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