Index
453
Semiwild conditioning, 431–434
Sensitivity, test, 394
Sensory biology, 79–102, see also subtopics
chemoreception, 95–99
hearing, 90–95
vision, 80–90
Sex determination, 204, 290–291, 292, see also
Sex ratios
accuracy of temperature determination,
104–105
characteristics of temperature-determined
(TSD), 104–111
chemical pollutants and, 173
estrogen hypothesis of, 124
genetics of, 124–126
physiology of temperature-dependent, 123–126
pivotal temperatures of sea turtles, 105–107
sex ratios, 111–123
temperature estimation methods, 109–111
thermosensitive period and, 123
transitional range of temperatures (TRT), 104,
107–109
Sex-determining region (SRY), 124–125
Sex hormones, response to environmental stress,
184–185
Sex ratio bias, 290–291
Sex ratios, 111–123, 153
genetic diversity and, 374–375
hatchling and nest location, 112–113
hatchling from nesting beaches, 112
immature and adult, 115–118
manipulation of, 122–123
predicting hatchling, 119–122
problems of estimation, 118–119
seasonal variation in hatchling, 114
yearly variation in hatchling, 114–115
Sex-specific growth rates, 286
Sexual maturation, age at (ASM), 280
Seychelles, tortoiseshell use, 319
Shape identification, 88
Shell, external anatomy, 43–45
Shiny-white suture syndrome, 437
Shoulder girdles, 55
Shoulder muscles, 66
Shrimp fishing, 320, 340–341, 342–343, see also
Turtle excluder devices (TEDs)
Signalment, 401
Size, thermal stressors and, 167–168
Skeletal anatomy, 47–57
appendicular skeleton, 53–57
axial skeleton, 52–53
general characteristics, 47–48
skull, 49–51
Skeletochronology method, 284
Skin, contemporary uses, 316–317
Skin lesions, 435
Skull, 49–51
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act, 369–370
Smell, see Chemoreception
Socially facilitated nesting, 151
South America
cultural artifacts, 24
zooarchaeological remains, 17–18
SOX9 gene, 125
Species difference, in thermal stress response,
167–168
Specificity, test, 394
Spermatogenesis, 139–141, 216
Spermatozoa, 139
Sperm competition, 139
Spinal nerves, 69
Sponge (Chondrilla macula), 267–268
Steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1), 125
Stocking densities, 414–417, 426
Stranding series, 296
Stress
defined, 163–164
environmental, 163–197, see also
Environmental stress;
Environmental stressors
Stress response, self-regulation and reproduction,
149
Subsistence economies, 311
Supply and demand, 362–364
Survival rates, 286–290
Sustainable use, 325–328
as concept, 325–326
sea turtle conservation and, 326–328
Suture lines, 431, 437
Suture syndrome
dull-white and shiny-white, 437
fluffy-white, 437
Symbolic uses, 323–325
T
Tail, external anatomy, 47
TAMAR (Projet Tartarugas Marinhas, Brazil),
323, 330–331, 373
Taxidermy, 317
Telecephalon, 72
Temperature, see also Thermal stress
for rearing facilities, 418
Temperature-dependent sex determination,
103–134, see also Sex
determination; Sex ratios
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453
Semiwild conditioning, 431–434
Sensitivity, test, 394
Sensory biology, 79–102, see also subtopics
chemoreception, 95–99
hearing, 90–95
vision, 80–90
Sex determination, 204, 290–291, 292, see also
Sex ratios
accuracy of temperature determination,
104–105
characteristics of temperature-determined
(TSD), 104–111
chemical pollutants and, 173
estrogen hypothesis of, 124
genetics of, 124–126
physiology of temperature-dependent, 123–126
pivotal temperatures of sea turtles, 105–107
sex ratios, 111–123
temperature estimation methods, 109–111
thermosensitive period and, 123
transitional range of temperatures (TRT), 104,
107–109
Sex-determining region (SRY), 124–125
Sex hormones, response to environmental stress,
184–185
Sex ratio bias, 290–291
Sex ratios, 111–123, 153
genetic diversity and, 374–375
hatchling and nest location, 112–113
hatchling from nesting beaches, 112
immature and adult, 115–118
manipulation of, 122–123
predicting hatchling, 119–122
problems of estimation, 118–119
seasonal variation in hatchling, 114
yearly variation in hatchling, 114–115
Sex-specific growth rates, 286
Sexual maturation, age at (ASM), 280
Seychelles, tortoiseshell use, 319
Shape identification, 88
Shell, external anatomy, 43–45
Shiny-white suture syndrome, 437
Shoulder girdles, 55
Shoulder muscles, 66
Shrimp fishing, 320, 340–341, 342–343, see also
Turtle excluder devices (TEDs)
Signalment, 401
Size, thermal stressors and, 167–168
Skeletal anatomy, 47–57
appendicular skeleton, 53–57
axial skeleton, 52–53
general characteristics, 47–48
skull, 49–51
Skeletochronology method, 284
Skin, contemporary uses, 316–317
Skin lesions, 435
Skull, 49–51
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act, 369–370
Smell, see Chemoreception
Socially facilitated nesting, 151
South America
cultural artifacts, 24
zooarchaeological remains, 17–18
SOX9 gene, 125
Species difference, in thermal stress response,
167–168
Specificity, test, 394
Spermatogenesis, 139–141, 216
Spermatozoa, 139
Sperm competition, 139
Spinal nerves, 69
Sponge (Chondrilla macula), 267–268
Steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1), 125
Stocking densities, 414–417, 426
Stranding series, 296
Stress
defined, 163–164
environmental, 163–197, see also
Environmental stress;
Environmental stressors
Stress response, self-regulation and reproduction,
149
Subsistence economies, 311
Supply and demand, 362–364
Survival rates, 286–290
Sustainable use, 325–328
as concept, 325–326
sea turtle conservation and, 326–328
Suture lines, 431, 437
Suture syndrome
dull-white and shiny-white, 437
fluffy-white, 437
Symbolic uses, 323–325
T
Tail, external anatomy, 47
TAMAR (Projet Tartarugas Marinhas, Brazil),
323, 330–331, 373
Taxidermy, 317
Telecephalon, 72
Temperature, see also Thermal stress
for rearing facilities, 418
Temperature-dependent sex determination,
103–134, see also Sex
determination; Sex ratios
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