444
The Biology of Sea Turtles, Vol. II
as boat coating, 317
consumptive, 357
directed take, 31–319
education, 323
eggs, 316
fishery interactions, 319–320, see also Fishing
practices; Shrimp fishing; Turtle
excluder devices (TEDs)
of habitat, 320–321
as meat, 312–316
nonconsumptive, 321–325
research, 323
skin, 316–317
as symbol, 323–325
taxidermy, 317
tortoiseshell, 317–319
tourism and ecotourism, 321–323
Contingent valuation, 365
Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
(CITES), 317, 318
Copper pollution, 170
Corpus luteum (corpora lutea), 144, 214
Corticosterone
capture stress and, 182–183
thermal stress and, 183
Costa Rica
CBC projects in, 329
use as meat, 313–314
Courtship
female, 146
male, 142
male–male, 142
Cozumel (Belize), zooarchaeological remains,
14–15
CPUS fishing recovery series, 295
Cranial nerves, 72–74
brain divisions originating from, 72
innervation, 73
Creation legends, 23–24
Crocodylus porosus (crocodile)
immunologic effects of stress, 185
sex determination in, 124
Cultural artifacts, 19–25
Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, and
Mediterranean, 19–22
seals and seal impressions, 19–20
Western Hemisphere, 22–25
Cultural issues, in use and conservation, 307–338,
see also Contemporary uses
Culture
in conservation context, 309
defined, 308–309
environment as value in, 309
values and conservation, 309–310
D
DAMNIT acronym, 403
Data sheets, health assessment, 398–399
DAX1 gene, 125
DDD (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane),
hormonal effects, 173
DDE (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene), 165,
171, 173
DDT (dichlorodiphenylchloroethane), 170–171
Density depensation, 291
Dermal lesions, 435
Dermatitis, traumatic ulcerative, 435
Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback turtle)
abundance series, 279
age at sexual maturity (ASM), 285
bimodal nesting in, 151
brain, 73
dermal lesions in, 435
developmental pattern, 248
external anatomy, 40–41
frenzy swimming in, 180–181
growth rates, 283
GTFP in, 176–177
internesting weight gain, 149
lactate concentration
in adults, 179
in hatchlings, 178–179
migrations and habitat use, 226–227
pivotal temperature, 106
reproductive output, 148–149
sex ratios, 113
skeletal anatomy, 47–48
survival rates, 289
tail, 47
TEDs and, 344
thermal stressors and, 168–169
transitional range of temperatures (TRT), 108
visual acuity, 85
VO2 in, 181
Dermochelys spp.
kidney embryogenesis, 202
shell, 43–44
Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi), health
assessment data sheet, 398
Development, population dynamics and, 277–280
Developmental patterns, 243–257
anthropogenic impacts on, 253
phylogenetic patterns and, 249–251
reproductive traits and, 251
terminology, 244
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The Biology of Sea Turtles, Vol. II
as boat coating, 317
consumptive, 357
directed take, 31–319
education, 323
eggs, 316
fishery interactions, 319–320, see also Fishing
practices; Shrimp fishing; Turtle
excluder devices (TEDs)
of habitat, 320–321
as meat, 312–316
nonconsumptive, 321–325
research, 323
skin, 316–317
as symbol, 323–325
taxidermy, 317
tortoiseshell, 317–319
tourism and ecotourism, 321–323
Contingent valuation, 365
Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
(CITES), 317, 318
Copper pollution, 170
Corpus luteum (corpora lutea), 144, 214
Corticosterone
capture stress and, 182–183
thermal stress and, 183
Costa Rica
CBC projects in, 329
use as meat, 313–314
Courtship
female, 146
male, 142
male–male, 142
Cozumel (Belize), zooarchaeological remains,
14–15
CPUS fishing recovery series, 295
Cranial nerves, 72–74
brain divisions originating from, 72
innervation, 73
Creation legends, 23–24
Crocodylus porosus (crocodile)
immunologic effects of stress, 185
sex determination in, 124
Cultural artifacts, 19–25
Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, and
Mediterranean, 19–22
seals and seal impressions, 19–20
Western Hemisphere, 22–25
Cultural issues, in use and conservation, 307–338,
see also Contemporary uses
Culture
in conservation context, 309
defined, 308–309
environment as value in, 309
values and conservation, 309–310
D
DAMNIT acronym, 403
Data sheets, health assessment, 398–399
DAX1 gene, 125
DDD (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane),
hormonal effects, 173
DDE (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene), 165,
171, 173
DDT (dichlorodiphenylchloroethane), 170–171
Density depensation, 291
Dermal lesions, 435
Dermatitis, traumatic ulcerative, 435
Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback turtle)
abundance series, 279
age at sexual maturity (ASM), 285
bimodal nesting in, 151
brain, 73
dermal lesions in, 435
developmental pattern, 248
external anatomy, 40–41
frenzy swimming in, 180–181
growth rates, 283
GTFP in, 176–177
internesting weight gain, 149
lactate concentration
in adults, 179
in hatchlings, 178–179
migrations and habitat use, 226–227
pivotal temperature, 106
reproductive output, 148–149
sex ratios, 113
skeletal anatomy, 47–48
survival rates, 289
tail, 47
TEDs and, 344
thermal stressors and, 168–169
transitional range of temperatures (TRT), 108
visual acuity, 85
VO2 in, 181
Dermochelys spp.
kidney embryogenesis, 202
shell, 43–44
Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi), health
assessment data sheet, 398
Development, population dynamics and, 277–280
Developmental patterns, 243–257
anthropogenic impacts on, 253
phylogenetic patterns and, 249–251
reproductive traits and, 251
terminology, 244
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