Browsing by Author "Spotila, James R."

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Are thermal barriers "higher" in deep sea turtle nests?

Santidrián Tomillo, Pilar; Fonseca, Luis; Paladino, Frank V.; Spotila, James R.; Oro, Daniel (2017-04-25)

Thermal tolerances are affected by the range of temperatures that species encounter in their habitat. Daniel Janzen hypothesized in his ªWhy mountain passes are higher in the tropicsº that temperature gradients were ...
Secondary nesting beaches for leatherback turtles on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

Santidrián-Tomillo, Pilar; Robinson, Nathan J.; Fonseca, Luis Gabriel; Quirós-Pereira, Wagner; Arauz, Randall; Beange, Madeleine; Piedra, Rotney; Vélez, Elizabeth; Paladino, Frank V.; Spotila, James R.; Wallace, Bryan P. (2017)

Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) have declined dramatically in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EP) in recent decades. Traditionally, population assessments have relied on the numbers of turtles on the beaches with ...

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