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Evidence of counter-gradient growth in western pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata) across thermal gradients by Snover, Melissa L., Adams, Michael J., Ashton, Donald T., Bettaso, Jamie B., Welsh Jr, Hartwell H.

“…Summary Counter‐gradient growth, where growth per unit temperature increases as temperature decreases, can reduce the variation in ectothermic growth rates…”
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Quantifying multiple threats to endangered species: an example from loggerhead sea turtles by Bolten, Alan B, Crowder, Larry B, Dodd, Mark G, MacPherson, Sandra L, Musick, John A, Schroeder, Barbara A, Witherington, Blair E, Long, Kristy J, Snover, Melissa L

“…The effectiveness of recovery plans for threatened and endangered species has been questioned in academic and political domains. A comprehensive assessment of…”
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Regional Variation in Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Diet Composition and Its Potential Relationship With Somatic Growth by Ramirez, Matthew D., Avens, Larisa, Goshe, Lisa R., Snover, Melissa L., Cook, Melissa, Heppell, Selina S.

“…Reptile growth is influenced by many ecological processes that can cumulatively give rise to divergent somatic growth rates within spatially structured…”
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Age and size at maturation- and adult-stage duration for loggerhead sea turtles in the western North Atlantic by Avens, Larisa, Goshe, Lisa R, Coggins, Lew, Snover, Melissa L, Pajuelo, Mariela, Bjorndal, Karen A, Bolten, Alan B

“…Age at maturation data are integral to understanding dynamics of threatened and endangered sea turtle populations. However, full characterization of this…”
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Regional environmental drivers of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle somatic growth variation by Ramirez, Matthew D., Avens, Larisa, Goshe, Lisa R., Snover, Melissa L., Cook, Melissa, Haas, Heather L., Heppell, Selina S.

“…Many environmental processes influence animal somatic growth rates. However, elucidating specific drivers of somatic growth variation has been challenging for…”
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Regional differences in Kemp’s ridley sea turtle growth trajectories and expected age at maturation by Avens, Larisa, Ramirez, Matthew D., Hall, April G., Snover, Melissa L., Haas, Heather L., Godfrey, Matthew H., Goshe, Lisa R., Cook, Melissa, Heppell, Selina S.

“…For species of conservation concern, somatic growth and age at maturation are key parameters in models used to evaluate population dynamics, as spatial and…”
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Reconstructing sea turtle ontogenetic habitat shifts through trace element analysis of bone tissue by Ramirez, Matthew D., Miller, Jessica A., Parks, Eric, Avens, Larisa, Goshe, Lisa R., Seminoff, Jeffrey A., Snover, Melissa L., Heppell, Selina S.

“…Trace element analysis has emerged as a powerful tool to elucidate past movement and habitat use in aquatic animals, but has been underutilized in studies of…”
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Validation of back‐calculated body lengths and timing of growth mark deposition in Hawaiian green sea turtles by Goshe, Lisa R., Snover, Melissa L., Hohn, Aleta A., Balazs, George H.

“…Somatic growth rate data for wild sea turtles can provide insight into life‐stage durations, time to maturation, and total lifespan. When appropriately…”
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Age and growth rates of Hawaiian hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) using skeletochronology by Snover, Melissa L., Balazs, George H., Murakawa, Shawn K. K., Hargrove, Stacy K., Rice, Marc R., Seitz, William A.

“…The Hawaiian hawksbill population has fewer than 20 females nesting per year; hence, there is a need to monitor this population closely and basic biological…”
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Application of Diffusion Approximation for Risk Assessments of Sea Turtle Populations by Snover, Melissa L., Heppell, Selina S.

“…Population viability analysis (PVA) to forecast extinction risk is a commonly used tool in decision- and policy-making processes of governments and…”
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The fractal geometry of Mytilus edulis L. spatial distribution in a soft-bottom system by Snover, Melissa L, Commito, John A

“…The blue mussel, Mytilus edulis L., forms dense beds that cover extensive areas of the seafloor. Mussel bed spatial pattern often appears to be complicated and…”
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Impact of exceptional growth rates on estimations of life-stage duration in Hawaiian green sea turtles by Murakawa, SKK, Snover, ML

“…The Hawaiian green sea turtle Chelonia mydas population has steadily increased since its protection under the US Endangered Species Act of 1978. However, an…”
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Comments on “Using Bayesian state-space modelling to assess the recovery and harvest potential of the Hawaiian green sea turtle stock” by Snover, Melissa L.

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A unified treatment of top-down and bottom-up control of reproduction in populations by Munch, Stephan B., Snover, Melissa L., Watters, George M., Mangel, Marc

“…Generalizations describing how top‐down and bottom‐up processes jointly influence the production of offspring (recruitment) and the number of reproducing…”
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Validation and interpretation of annual skeletal marks in loggerhead sea turtles by Snover, Melissa L, Hohn, Aleta A

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LETTER: A unified treatment of top-down and bottom-up control of reproduction in populations by Munch, Stephan B, Snover, Melissa L, Watters, George M, Mangel, Marc

“…Generalizations describing how top-down and bottom-up processes jointly influence the production of offspring (recruitment) and the number of reproducing…”
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