Vol 45, No 3 (2017)


Preface

Filling the gaps in sea turtle research and conservation in the region where it began: Latin America
Ximena Velez-Zuazo, Jeffrey C. Mangel, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Bryan P. Wallace, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto
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501-505

Research Articles

Genetic composition and origin of juvenile green turtles foraging at Culebra, Puerto Rico, as revealed by mtDNA
Ana R. Patrício, Ximena Vélez-Zuazo, Robert P. van Dam, Carlos E. Diez
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506-520
Survival on the rocks: high bycatch in lobster gillnet fisheries threatens hawksbill turtles on rocky reefs along the Eastern Pacific coast of Central America
Michael J. Liles, Alexander R. Gaos, Allan D. Bolaños, Wilfredo A. Lopez, Randall Arauz, Velkiss Gadea, José Urteaga, Ingrid L. Yañez, Carlos M. Pacheco, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Markus J. Peterson
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521-539
Ecology, health and genetic characterization of the southernmost green turtle (Chelonia mydas) aggregation in the Eastern Pacific: implications for local conservation strategies
Rocío Álvarez-Varas, Juan Contardo, Maike Heidemeyer, Lina Forero-Rozo, Beatriz Brito, Valentina Cortés, María José Brain, Sofía Pereira, Juliana A. Vianna
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540-554
Genetic characterization of the Critically Endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Mexican Pacific region
Tania Zuñiga-Marroquin, Alejandro Espinosa de los Monteros
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555-562
Secondary nesting beaches for leatherback turtles on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
Pilar Santidrián-Tomillo, Nathan J. Robinson, Luis Gabriel Fonseca, Wagner Quirós-Pereira, Randall Arauz, Madeleine Beange, Rotney Piedra, Elizabeth Vélez, Frank V. Paladino, James R. Spotila, Bryan P. Wallace
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563-571
Living on the Edge: Hawksbill turtle nesting and conservation along the Eastern Pacific Rim
Alexander R. Gaos, Michael J. Liles, Velkiss Gadea, Alejandro Peña de Niz, Felipe Vallejo, Cristina Miranda, Jodie Jessica Darquea, Ana Henriquez, Eduardo Altamirano, Alejandra Rivera, Sofía Chavarría, David Melero, José Urteaga, Carlos Mario Pacheco, Didiher Chácon, Carolina LeMarie, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Jeffrey C. Mangel, Ingrid L. Yañez, Jeffrey A. Seminoff
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572-584
Feeding ecology of the green turtle Chelonia mydas in northern Peru
Astrid Jiménez, Sergio Pingo, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Jeffrey C. Mangel, Yuri Hooker
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585-596
Distribution, size range and growth rates of hawksbill turtles at a major foraging ground in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Israel Llamas, Eric E. Flores, Marino E. Abrego, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Catherine E. Hart, Rodrigo Donadi, Bernardo Peña, Gerardo Alvarez, Wilfredo Poveda, Diego F. Amorocho, Alexander Gaos
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597-605
Incidental capture of sea turtles in the artisanal gillnet fishery in Sechura Bay, northern Peru
Sergio Pingo, Astrid Jiménez, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Jeffrey C. Mangel
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606-614

Short Communications

Illegal capture and black market trade of sea turtles in Pisco, Peru: the never-ending story
Javier Quiñones, Sixto Quispe, Oscar Galindo
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615-621