PATHOLOGY OF LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA) EMBRYOS AND HATCHLINGS FROM NESTS IN ST. KITTS, WEST INDIES (2015–16)

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine Hill ◽  
Kimberly M. Stewart ◽  
Sreekumari Rajeev ◽  
Anne Conan ◽  
Michelle M. Dennis
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Leatherback Sea Turtle

scholarly journals Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in a juvenile leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 718-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Donnelly ◽  
Thomas B. Waltzek ◽  
James F. X. Wellehan ◽  
Nicole I. Stacy ◽  
Maria Chadam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Leatherback Sea Turtle ◽  
Mycobacterium Haemophilum

Primary Multicentric Pulmonary Low-grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma and Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 Detection in a Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

2019 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Díaz-Delgado ◽  
J.C. Gomes-Borges ◽  
A. Monteiro Silveira ◽  
J. Einhardt-Vergara ◽  
K.R. Groch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Fibromyxoid Sarcoma ◽  
Leatherback Sea Turtle

Oxygen Transport in the Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea

1990 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 1012-1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly E. Lutcavage ◽  
Peter G. Bushnell ◽  
David R. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Transport ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Leatherback Sea Turtle

Changes in Gonadal and Adrenal Steroid Levels in the Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) during the Nesting Cycle

2001 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C Rostal ◽  
Janice S Grumbles ◽  
Kevin S Palmer ◽  
Valentine A Lance ◽  
James R Spotila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Adrenal Steroid ◽  
Leatherback Sea Turtle

scholarly journals Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 Prevalence and First Confirmed Case of Sea Turtle Fibropapillomatosis in Grenada, West Indies

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1490
Author(s):  
Amanda James ◽  
Annie Page-Karjian ◽  
Kate E. Charles ◽  
Jonnel Edwards ◽  
Christopher R. Gregory ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Sea Turtles ◽  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Neoplastic Disease ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Eretmochelys Imbricata ◽  
Specific Pcr ◽  
The Impact

Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChHV5) is strongly associated with fibropapillomatosis, a neoplastic disease of sea turtles that can result in debilitation and mortality. The objectives of this study were to examine green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles in Grenada, West Indies, for fibropapillomatosis and to utilize ChHV5-specific PCR, degenerate herpesvirus PCR, and serology to non-invasively evaluate the prevalence of ChHV5 infection and exposure. One-hundred and sixty-seven turtles examined from 2017 to 2019 demonstrated no external fibropapilloma-like lesions and no amplification of ChHV5 DNA from whole blood or skin biopsies. An ELISA performed on serum detected ChHV5-specific IgY in 18/52 (34.6%) of green turtles tested. In 2020, an adult, female green turtle presented for necropsy from the inshore waters of Grenada with severe emaciation and cutaneous fibropapillomas. Multiple tumors tested positive for ChHV5 by qPCR, providing the first confirmed case of ChHV5-associated fibropapillomatosis in Grenada. These results indicate that active ChHV5 infection is rare, although viral exposure in green sea turtles is relatively high. The impact of fibropapillomatosis in Grenada is suggested to be low at the present time and further studies comparing host genetics and immunologic factors, as well as examination into extrinsic factors that may influence disease, are warranted.

scholarly journals Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatch success and essential and nonessential metals in eggs and embryos from nests in St. Kitts (2015)

2020 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 111726
Author(s):  
Michelle M. Dennis ◽  
Robert Poppenga ◽  
Anne Conan ◽  
Kristine Hill ◽  
Sabine Hargrave ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Leatherback Sea Turtle ◽  
Hatch Success

Records of the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) on the Brazilian coast, 1969–2001

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 1233-1240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo C.R. Barata ◽  
Eduardo H.S.M. Lima ◽  
Márcio Borges-Martins ◽  
Juarez T. Scalfoni ◽  
Claudio Bellini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Satellite Telemetry ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Dermochelys Coriacea ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
Western Africa ◽  
Leatherback Sea Turtle ◽  
The Impact

Data from several sources and original data are presented regarding sightings, strandings and incidental captures of leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) on the Brazilian coast in a 33 year period, from 1969 to 2001. Two of the turtles were small juveniles (curved carapace length=40 cm and approximately 85 cm) and the remaining animals with known carapace size were large juveniles or adults. The origin of leatherbacks observed in Brazil is unknown. Several colonies in South America, including a Brazilian one, in the Caribbean, in western Africa and even in eastern South Africa could be the source of these turtles. The data presented here suggest that more effort should be directed to the assessment of the impact of fishing gear and marine pollution on leatherbacks and that systematic surveys on beaches should be maintained in order to monitor long term fluctuations in stranding levels and spatial stranding patterns. Genetic studies and satellite telemetry would be helpful in clarifying the origin of leatherbacks stranded or incidentally captured on the Brazilian coast.

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