Index
447
Florida Sea Grant Survey, 370
Fluffy-white suture syndrome, 437
Follicular atresia, 146, 150
Food abundance, reproductive cycle and, 152–153
Foraging behavior, see Migrations and habitat use
Fore limb (humerus), 54
Franklin Soulé number, 374
Frenzy swimming, 180–182, 247
Fungal infections, 436
G
Gametogenesis
spermatogenesis, 139–141
vitellogenesis, 144–146
Ganaus plexippus (monarch butterfly), 362
General adaptation syndrome (GAS), 182
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT),
349
Genetic diversity, optimal population for,
374–375
Genetics, of sex determination, 124–126
Genital ducts
adult, 216–217
in hatchlings, 208–209
Georgia (U.S.), zooarchaeological remains, 6
Germ cell origin and migration, 202–203
Girdles
pectoral, 53
shoulder, 55
Global climate change, reproductive cycle and,
152–153
Glucose levels, thermal stress and, 183, 184
God N, 23
Gonadal development, cortisone and, in carp, 183
Gonadal differentiation, see Sex determination
Gonadal embryogenesis, 200–206
genital ducts, 204–205
germ-cell origin and migration, 202–203
gonadal morphogenesis, 203–204
kidneys and gonadal ridge, 202
Gonadal ontogeny, 199–224, see also subtopics
adult, 212–219
breeding condition, 218
embryogenesis, 200–206
in hatchlings, 206–209
prepubertal, 209–210
pubertal, 211–212
quiescence period, 217–218
regression period, 218–219
Gopherus agassizi (desert tortoise), health
assessment data sheet, 398
Gray-patch disease, 389, 436
Great Barrier Reef, sex ratio studies, 118
Greece (ancient)
cultural artifacts, 22
human–turtle interactions, 27
Green turtle, see Chelonia mydas (green turtle)
Green turtle fibropapillomatosis (GTFP), 172,
174, 176–177, 390
Grow-out facilities, 430–434
Growth, in captivity, 424
Growth rates, 280–285
sex-specific, 286
variability, 286
Guatemala, cultural artifacts, 24
Gular scutes, 42
Gymnodinium, toxic effects, 174
H
Habitat loss, 251
Habitat shifts, ontogenetic, 251–253
Habitat use, 320–321, see also Migration and
habitat use
Habitat utilization, thermal stressors and, 167
Harvests, optimal population for sustaining,
376–377
Hatchlings
emergence stress and lactate, 178–179
environmental stressors and, 177–182
feeding in captivity, 423-424
frenzy swimming in, 180–182, 247
gonadal ontogeny, 206–209
gray-patch disease in Chelonia mydas (green
turtle), 436
selection for husbandry, 420–421
sex ratios, 111–123, see also Sex ratios
survival rates, 287
thermal stress and, 180
Hawaii, sex ratio study, 117
Hawksbill, see Eremochelys imbricata (hawksbill
turtle)
HCB (hexachlorobenzene), 171
Head
external anatomy, 43–47
muscular anatomy, 58–59
Health, defined, 388
Health assessment, 387–400
basic program for, 397–400
behavioral evaluation, 397
biopsy, 400
blood sampling, 399–400
body mass measurement, 398
captive vs. free-ranging turtles, 389–391
capture data, 397
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447
Florida Sea Grant Survey, 370
Fluffy-white suture syndrome, 437
Follicular atresia, 146, 150
Food abundance, reproductive cycle and, 152–153
Foraging behavior, see Migrations and habitat use
Fore limb (humerus), 54
Franklin Soulé number, 374
Frenzy swimming, 180–182, 247
Fungal infections, 436
G
Gametogenesis
spermatogenesis, 139–141
vitellogenesis, 144–146
Ganaus plexippus (monarch butterfly), 362
General adaptation syndrome (GAS), 182
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT),
349
Genetic diversity, optimal population for,
374–375
Genetics, of sex determination, 124–126
Genital ducts
adult, 216–217
in hatchlings, 208–209
Georgia (U.S.), zooarchaeological remains, 6
Germ cell origin and migration, 202–203
Girdles
pectoral, 53
shoulder, 55
Global climate change, reproductive cycle and,
152–153
Glucose levels, thermal stress and, 183, 184
God N, 23
Gonadal development, cortisone and, in carp, 183
Gonadal differentiation, see Sex determination
Gonadal embryogenesis, 200–206
genital ducts, 204–205
germ-cell origin and migration, 202–203
gonadal morphogenesis, 203–204
kidneys and gonadal ridge, 202
Gonadal ontogeny, 199–224, see also subtopics
adult, 212–219
breeding condition, 218
embryogenesis, 200–206
in hatchlings, 206–209
prepubertal, 209–210
pubertal, 211–212
quiescence period, 217–218
regression period, 218–219
Gopherus agassizi (desert tortoise), health
assessment data sheet, 398
Gray-patch disease, 389, 436
Great Barrier Reef, sex ratio studies, 118
Greece (ancient)
cultural artifacts, 22
human–turtle interactions, 27
Green turtle, see Chelonia mydas (green turtle)
Green turtle fibropapillomatosis (GTFP), 172,
174, 176–177, 390
Grow-out facilities, 430–434
Growth, in captivity, 424
Growth rates, 280–285
sex-specific, 286
variability, 286
Guatemala, cultural artifacts, 24
Gular scutes, 42
Gymnodinium, toxic effects, 174
H
Habitat loss, 251
Habitat shifts, ontogenetic, 251–253
Habitat use, 320–321, see also Migration and
habitat use
Habitat utilization, thermal stressors and, 167
Harvests, optimal population for sustaining,
376–377
Hatchlings
emergence stress and lactate, 178–179
environmental stressors and, 177–182
feeding in captivity, 423-424
frenzy swimming in, 180–182, 247
gonadal ontogeny, 206–209
gray-patch disease in Chelonia mydas (green
turtle), 436
selection for husbandry, 420–421
sex ratios, 111–123, see also Sex ratios
survival rates, 287
thermal stress and, 180
Hawaii, sex ratio study, 117
Hawksbill, see Eremochelys imbricata (hawksbill
turtle)
HCB (hexachlorobenzene), 171
Head
external anatomy, 43–47
muscular anatomy, 58–59
Health, defined, 388
Health assessment, 387–400
basic program for, 397–400
behavioral evaluation, 397
biopsy, 400
blood sampling, 399–400
body mass measurement, 398
captive vs. free-ranging turtles, 389–391
capture data, 397
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