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Testis (testes)
adult, 215–216
breeding condition, 218
hatchling, 207, 208
prepubertal, 210, 211
pubertal, 212
Testosterone, in sex ratio determination, 116, 117,
119
Tests, see also Disease investigation; Health
assessment
interpretation, 404
predictive value, 394–395
screening, 402
secondary and specialized, 403–404
sensitivity, 394
specificity, 394
Thalassia testudinum, 264–265, 266, 267
toxic effects, 174, 175
Thermal stress, 166–169
corticosterone and, 183
in hatchlings, 180
hyperthermia, 169
hypothermia, 166–169
Thermosensitive period, sex determination and,
123
Tilted swimming, 436
Tortoiseshell, 265
cultural artifacts, 18–19, 20, 21–22
as object of trade, 27–28, 29
terminology, 12
zooarchaeological remains, 12–13
Toxic dinoflagellates, 174
Toxicity, of chemical pollutants, 171–172
Trachemys scripta (red-eared slider turtle)
antibody from, 144
sex determination in, 124
Tradition, defined, 311
"Tragedy of the commons," 366–367
Transitional range of temperatures (TST), 104
Transport, of turtles, 428–430
Traumatic ulcerative dermatitis, 435
Turtle excluder devices (TEDs), 319–320,
339–353
design of, 345–346
economic aspects, 368-371
U.S. implementation, 342–346, 347–348
worldwide implementation, 346–349
U
Ulcerative blepharitis, 435
Ulcerative dermatitis, traumatic, 435
Ultrasonography
in health assessment, 400
of reproductive anatomy, 138
Uruk culture, human–turtle interactions, 26–27
U.S. Court of International Trade, 348–349
U.S. Endangered Species Act, 343, 361, see also
Turtle excluder devices (TEDs)
U.S. Public Law 101-162, Section 609, 347–348
Uses
cultural issues in contemporary, 307–338, see
also Contemporary uses
sustainable, 325–328
V
Vagisil®, in fluffy-white suture syndrome, 437
Valuation, contingent, 365
Value (economic), 358–362
bequest value, 358
consumptive use, 358
ecological, 361–362
existence value, 358
intrinsic value, 358
measurement of, 364–366
nonconsumptive use, 358, 360–361
option, 358
parts and sums, 359–362
population, 361
total value, 358
Values
cultural, 307–338, see also Contemporary uses
environmental, 309
Vas deferens, hatchling, 209
Venezuela, use as meat, 314
Vertebrae, 52–53
Vertebral scutes, 42
Viral infections, 435–436
Vision
color sensitivity, 82–84
eye lesions, 435
eye morphology and anatomy, 80–82
visual acuity, 84–87
visual behavior on land, 87–90
Visual acuity, 84–87
behavioral studies, 87
electrophysiology, 87
retinal topography, 84–86
Visual evoked potentials (VEPs), 87
Vitellogenesis, 144–146
nonreproductive, 211–212
VO 2, thermal stress and, 181
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The Biology of Sea Turtles, Vol. II
Testis (testes)
adult, 215–216
breeding condition, 218
hatchling, 207, 208
prepubertal, 210, 211
pubertal, 212
Testosterone, in sex ratio determination, 116, 117,
119
Tests, see also Disease investigation; Health
assessment
interpretation, 404
predictive value, 394–395
screening, 402
secondary and specialized, 403–404
sensitivity, 394
specificity, 394
Thalassia testudinum, 264–265, 266, 267
toxic effects, 174, 175
Thermal stress, 166–169
corticosterone and, 183
in hatchlings, 180
hyperthermia, 169
hypothermia, 166–169
Thermosensitive period, sex determination and,
123
Tilted swimming, 436
Tortoiseshell, 265
cultural artifacts, 18–19, 20, 21–22
as object of trade, 27–28, 29
terminology, 12
zooarchaeological remains, 12–13
Toxic dinoflagellates, 174
Toxicity, of chemical pollutants, 171–172
Trachemys scripta (red-eared slider turtle)
antibody from, 144
sex determination in, 124
Tradition, defined, 311
"Tragedy of the commons," 366–367
Transitional range of temperatures (TST), 104
Transport, of turtles, 428–430
Traumatic ulcerative dermatitis, 435
Turtle excluder devices (TEDs), 319–320,
339–353
design of, 345–346
economic aspects, 368-371
U.S. implementation, 342–346, 347–348
worldwide implementation, 346–349
U
Ulcerative blepharitis, 435
Ulcerative dermatitis, traumatic, 435
Ultrasonography
in health assessment, 400
of reproductive anatomy, 138
Uruk culture, human–turtle interactions, 26–27
U.S. Court of International Trade, 348–349
U.S. Endangered Species Act, 343, 361, see also
Turtle excluder devices (TEDs)
U.S. Public Law 101-162, Section 609, 347–348
Uses
cultural issues in contemporary, 307–338, see
also Contemporary uses
sustainable, 325–328
V
Vagisil®, in fluffy-white suture syndrome, 437
Valuation, contingent, 365
Value (economic), 358–362
bequest value, 358
consumptive use, 358
ecological, 361–362
existence value, 358
intrinsic value, 358
measurement of, 364–366
nonconsumptive use, 358, 360–361
option, 358
parts and sums, 359–362
population, 361
total value, 358
Values
cultural, 307–338, see also Contemporary uses
environmental, 309
Vas deferens, hatchling, 209
Venezuela, use as meat, 314
Vertebrae, 52–53
Vertebral scutes, 42
Viral infections, 435–436
Vision
color sensitivity, 82–84
eye lesions, 435
eye morphology and anatomy, 80–82
visual acuity, 84–87
visual behavior on land, 87–90
Visual acuity, 84–87
behavioral studies, 87
electrophysiology, 87
retinal topography, 84–86
Visual evoked potentials (VEPs), 87
Vitellogenesis, 144–146
nonreproductive, 211–212
VO 2, thermal stress and, 181
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