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Pritchard, P.C.H., Studies on the systematics and reproduction of the genus Lepidochelys,
Ph.D. thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1969.
Reina, R.D. et al., Imminent extinction of Pacific leatherbacks and implications for marine
biodiversity, in Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology
and Conservation, Technical Memorandum NMFS, Orlando, FL, 2000.
Rogers, R W., The influence of sea turtles on the terrestrial vegetation of Heron Island, Great
Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia), Proc. R. Soc. Queensland, 100, 67, 1989.
Rostal, D. et al., Ultrasound imaging of ovaries and eggs in Kemp’s ridley sea turtles
(Lepidochelys kempii), J. Zoo Wildl. Med., 21, 27, 1990.
Rostal, D.C. et al., Reproductive physiology of nesting leatherback turtles (Dermochelys
coriacea) at Las Baulas National Park, Costa Rica, Chelonian Conserv. Biol., 2, 230,
1996.
Rostal, D.C. et al., Nesting physiology of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, Lepidochelys kempii, at
Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, with observations on population estimates,
Chelonian Conserv. Biol., 2, 538, 1997.
Rostal, D.C. et al., Seasonal reproductive cycle of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys
kempii), Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 109, 232, 1998.
Rostal, D.C. et al., Changes in gonadal and adrenal steroid levels in the leatherback sea turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea) during the nesting cycle, Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 122, 139,
2001.
Short, F.T. and Neckles, H.A., The effects of global climate change on seagrasses, Aquat.
Bot., 63, 169, 1999.
Solomon, S.E. and Baird, T., Aspects of the biology of Chelonia mydas L., Oceanogr. Mar.
Biol., 17, 347, 1979.
Stearns, S.C., Trade-offs in life history evolution, Funct. Ecol., 3, 259, 1989.
Tucker, A.D. and Frazer, N.B., Reproductive variation in leatherback turtles, Dermochelys
coreacea, at Culebra National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico, Herpetologica, 47, 115,
1991.
Tucker, A.D. and Read. M.A., Frequency of foraging by gravid green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
at Raine Island, Great Barrier Reef, J. Herp., 2001.
Valverde, R.A. et al., Basal and stress-induced corticosterone levels in olive ridley sea turtles
(Lepidochelys olivacea) in relation to their mass nesting behavior, J. Exp. Zool., 284,
652, 1999.
Vargas, P., Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the Kemps’ ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii: Garman 1880), Vitellogenin. M.Sc. thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 70, 2000.
Whittier, J.M. and Crews, D., Seasonal reproduction: patterns and control, in Hormones and
Reproduction in Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles, Norris, D.O. and Jones, R.E., Eds.,
Plenum, New York, 385, 1987.
Whittier, J.M., Corrie, F., and Limpus, C., Plasma steroid profiles in nesting loggerhead turtles
(Caretta caretta) in Queensland, Australia: relationship to nesting episode and season,
Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 106, 39, 1997.
Wibbels, T. et al., Seasonal changes in serum gonadal steroids associated with migration,
mating, and nesting in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 79, 154, 1990.
Wibbels, T., Owens, D., and Rostal, D., Soft plastra of adult male sea turtles: an apparent
secondary sexual characteristic, Herpetol. Rev., 22, 47, 1991.
Wibbels, T., Owens, D.W., and Limpus, C.J., Sexing juvenile sea turtles: is there an accurate
and practical method?, Chelonian Conserv. Biol., 3, 756, 2000.
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The Biology of Sea Turtles, Vol. II
Pritchard, P.C.H., Studies on the systematics and reproduction of the genus Lepidochelys,
Ph.D. thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1969.
Reina, R.D. et al., Imminent extinction of Pacific leatherbacks and implications for marine
biodiversity, in Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology
and Conservation, Technical Memorandum NMFS, Orlando, FL, 2000.
Rogers, R W., The influence of sea turtles on the terrestrial vegetation of Heron Island, Great
Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia), Proc. R. Soc. Queensland, 100, 67, 1989.
Rostal, D. et al., Ultrasound imaging of ovaries and eggs in Kemp’s ridley sea turtles
(Lepidochelys kempii), J. Zoo Wildl. Med., 21, 27, 1990.
Rostal, D.C. et al., Reproductive physiology of nesting leatherback turtles (Dermochelys
coriacea) at Las Baulas National Park, Costa Rica, Chelonian Conserv. Biol., 2, 230,
1996.
Rostal, D.C. et al., Nesting physiology of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, Lepidochelys kempii, at
Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, with observations on population estimates,
Chelonian Conserv. Biol., 2, 538, 1997.
Rostal, D.C. et al., Seasonal reproductive cycle of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys
kempii), Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 109, 232, 1998.
Rostal, D.C. et al., Changes in gonadal and adrenal steroid levels in the leatherback sea turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea) during the nesting cycle, Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 122, 139,
2001.
Short, F.T. and Neckles, H.A., The effects of global climate change on seagrasses, Aquat.
Bot., 63, 169, 1999.
Solomon, S.E. and Baird, T., Aspects of the biology of Chelonia mydas L., Oceanogr. Mar.
Biol., 17, 347, 1979.
Stearns, S.C., Trade-offs in life history evolution, Funct. Ecol., 3, 259, 1989.
Tucker, A.D. and Frazer, N.B., Reproductive variation in leatherback turtles, Dermochelys
coreacea, at Culebra National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico, Herpetologica, 47, 115,
1991.
Tucker, A.D. and Read. M.A., Frequency of foraging by gravid green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
at Raine Island, Great Barrier Reef, J. Herp., 2001.
Valverde, R.A. et al., Basal and stress-induced corticosterone levels in olive ridley sea turtles
(Lepidochelys olivacea) in relation to their mass nesting behavior, J. Exp. Zool., 284,
652, 1999.
Vargas, P., Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the Kemps’ ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii: Garman 1880), Vitellogenin. M.Sc. thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 70, 2000.
Whittier, J.M. and Crews, D., Seasonal reproduction: patterns and control, in Hormones and
Reproduction in Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles, Norris, D.O. and Jones, R.E., Eds.,
Plenum, New York, 385, 1987.
Whittier, J.M., Corrie, F., and Limpus, C., Plasma steroid profiles in nesting loggerhead turtles
(Caretta caretta) in Queensland, Australia: relationship to nesting episode and season,
Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 106, 39, 1997.
Wibbels, T. et al., Seasonal changes in serum gonadal steroids associated with migration,
mating, and nesting in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 79, 154, 1990.
Wibbels, T., Owens, D., and Rostal, D., Soft plastra of adult male sea turtles: an apparent
secondary sexual characteristic, Herpetol. Rev., 22, 47, 1991.
Wibbels, T., Owens, D.W., and Limpus, C.J., Sexing juvenile sea turtles: is there an accurate
and practical method?, Chelonian Conserv. Biol., 3, 756, 2000.
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