Search Results - "Shaver, DJ"

Hawksbill sea turtle life-stage durations, somatic growth patterns, and age at maturation by Avens, L, Ramirez, MD, Goshe, LR, Clark, JM, Meylan, AB, Teas, W, Shaver, DJ, Godfrey, MH, Howell, L

“…Sea turtles exhibit complex life histories, encompassing intermittent use of multiple spatially separated habitats throughout long lifespans. This broad scope…”
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Embryo deformities and nesting trends in Kemp’s ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys kempii before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by Shaver, DJ, Gredzens, C, Walker, JS, Godard-Codding, CAJ, Yacabucci, JE, Frey, A, Dutton, PH, Schmitt, CJ

“…Kemp’s ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys kempii were disproportionately affected by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, which began on 20 April 2010. Embryo…”
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Kemp’s ridley Lepidochelys kempii nesting abundance in Texas, USA: a novel approach using genetics to improve population census by A Frey, PH Dutton, DJ Shaver, JS Walker, C Rubio

“…Accurate estimates of the annual numbers of nesting females are critical for assessing sea turtle populations. Nesting by Kemp’s ridley Lepidochelys kempii…”
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Fibropapillomatosis prevalence and distribution in green turtles Chelonia mydas in Texas (USA) by Shaver, DJ, Walker, JS, Backof, TF

“…Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a neoplastic disease that can result in debilitating tumors in sea turtles. Initially identified in Florida, USA in 1937, it has…”
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Ontogenetic shifts in diet and habitat of juvenile green sea turtles in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico by Howell, Lyndsey N., Reich, Kimberly J., Shaver, Donna J., Landry, André M., Gorga, Catherine C.

“…Effective management of a rapidly increasing juvenile green sea turtle Chelonia mydas population necessitates an understanding of the foraging grounds utilized…”
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Scavenging versus predation: shark-bite injuries in stranded sea turtles in the southeastern USA by Stacy, Brian A, Foley, Allen M, Shaver, Donna J, Purvin, Cameron M, Howell, Lyndsey N, Cook, Melissa, Keene, Jennifer L

“…Injuries inflicted by sharks are a frequent observation in stranded sea turtles. Sharks prey on live turtles and scavenge carcasses, which can create…”
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Brevetoxin exposure in sea turtles in south Texas (USA) during Karenia brevis red tide by Walker, Jennifer Shelby, Shaver, Donna J, Stacy, Brian A, Flewelling, Leanne J, Broadwater, Margaret H, Wang, Zhihong

“…Five green (Chelonia mydas) and 11 Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles found dead, or that died soon after stranding, on the southern Texas (USA)…”
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Predicting multi-species foraging hotspots for marine turtles in the Gulf of Mexico by Fujisaki, I, Hart, KM, Bucklin, D, Iverson, AR, Rubio, C, Lamont, MM, Gonzales Diaz Miron, RJ, Burchfield, PM, Peña, J, Shaver, DJ

“…Quantifying the distribution of animals and identifying underlying characteristics that define suitable habitat are essential for effective conservation of…”
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δ13C and δ15N in the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by Reich, KJ, López-Castro, MC, Shaver, DJ, Iseton, C, Hart, KM, Hooper, MJ, Schmitt, CJ

“…The Deepwater Horizon explosion in April 2010 and subsequent oil spill released 3.19 × 106 barrels (5.07 × 108 l) of MC252 crude oil into important foraging…”
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The Impact of Turtle Excluder Devices and Fisheries Closures on Loggerhead and Kemp's Ridley Strandings in the Western Gulf of Mexico by Lewison, Rebecca L., Crowder, Larry B., Shaver, Donna J.

“…The Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network has been monitoring turtle strandings for more than 20 years in the United States. High numbers of strandings in…”
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Somatic growth function for immature loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in southeastern U.S. waters by Bjorndal, Karen A, Bolten, Alan B, Koike, Bruce, Schroeder, Barbara A, Shaver, Donna J, Teas, Wendy G, Witzell, Wayne N

“…The Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network, coordinated by the National Marine Fisheries Service through a network of state coordinators, archives data on…”
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Relative Abundance, Temporal Patterns, and Growth of Sea Turtles at the Mansfield Channel, Texas by Shaver, Donna J.

“…Species composition, relative abundance, residency, seasonality, size classes, and growth of sea turtles at the Mansfield Channel, Texas were investigated from…”
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Relationship Between Sea Turtle Stranding Rates and Shrimp Fishing Intensities in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: 1986 1989 versus 1990 1993 by Caillouet, Charles W, Shaver, Donna J, Teas, Wendy G, Nance, James M, Revera, Dickie B, Cannon, Andrea C

“…The correlation between the monthly stranding rates of all sea turtles along a 100-km stretch of shoreline in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and the monthly…”
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Sea turtle strandings and shrimp fishing effort in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, 1986-89 by Caillouet, CW Jr, Duronslet, MJ, Landry, AM Jr, Revera, D B, Shaver, D J, Stanley, K M, Heinly, R W, Stabenau, E K

“…Incidental capture of sea turtles in shrimp trawls is the most important human cause of sea turtle mortality. Based on strandings, commercial and recreational…”
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