Publications

organochlorine residues in eggs of loggerhead and green sea turtles nesting at merritt island, florida--july and august 1976.	eggs from nine clutches of loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) and two clutches of green turtles (chelonia mydas) were collected as they were laid on merritt island, florida. eggs were incubated, frozen, and analyzed for organochlorines. levels of dde and pcb, the major contaminants, averaged less than 0.08 ppm in loggerhead eggs and were even lower in green turtle eggs. these concentrations are far below levels thought to be potentially harmful. loggerhead eggs were frozen after 43-52 days inc ...	1980	6775282
molecular evolution and population genetics of greater caribbean green turtles (chelonia mydas) as inferred from mitochondrial dna control region sequences.	the molecular evolution and population genetics of migratory green turtles (chelonia mydas) in the greater caribbean were examined with mitochondrial dna (mtdna) control region i sequences. a total of 488 base positions (bp) per individual were aligned for 44 individuals from four nesting populations in florida, costa rica, aves island (venezuela), and surinam. twelve sequence polymorphisms were detected, representing ten transitions, one transversion, and one 10-bp repeat. sequence analyses of ...	1994	7729697
structure and function of the gastrointestinal tract of the florida manatee, trichechus manatus latirostris.	the florida manatee, trichechus manatus latirostris (sirenia: trichechidae), is the largest herbivorous marine mammal. previously, components of the gastrointestinal (gi) tract of the species have been described, but no comprehensive descriptions of the gross and microscopic anatomy existed. this study integrates function and structure of the entire florida manatee gi tract.	1996	8800413
local genetic structure within two rookeries of chelonia mydas (the green turtle).	we used multilocus minisatellite dna fingerprinting to examine the local genetic structure within nesting populations of green turtles (chelonia mydas) in tortuguero, costa rica and melbourne, florida, usa. in the tortuguero population, there was a significant negative correlation between genetic similarity of pairs of nesting females and the distance between their nest sites both within years (r2 = 0.273; p < 0.001) and between years (r2 = 0.578; p < 0.001). of the 122 female pairs scored for t ...	1996	8972082
serological association between spirorchidiasis, herpesvirus infection, and fibropapillomatosis in green turtles from florida.	serodiagnostic tests for detecting green turtle (chelonia mydas) antibody responses were developed to test the strength of association between exposure to spirorchid trematode antigens or herpesvirus antigens and having green turtle fibropapillomatosis (gtfp). plasma samples from 46 captive-reared green turtles, including paired pre- and 1-yr post-inoculation samples from 12 turtles with experimentally induced gtfp, were found by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) to be negative for antib ...	1998	9706559
association of herpesvirus with fibropapillomatosis of the green turtle chelonia mydas and the loggerhead turtle caretta caretta in florida.	sea turtle fibropapillomatosis (fp) is a disease marked by proliferation of benign but debilitating cutaneous fibropapillomas and occasional visceral fibromas. transmission experiments have implicated a chloroform-sensitive transforming agent present in filtered cell-free tumor homogenates in the etiology of fp. in this study, consensus primer pcr methodology was used to test the association of a chelonian herpesvirus with fibropapillomatosis. fibropapilloma and skin samples were obtained from 1 ...	1999	10494499
survey of florida green turtles for exposure to a disease-associated herpesvirus.	a recently developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was used to assess exposure of florida wild green turtles chelonia mydas to letv, the herpesvirus associated with lung-eye-trachea disease (letd). plasma samples from 329 wild juvenile green turtles netted in the indian river lagoon, along the sebastian reef, or in the trident basin (indian river and brevard counties, florida) were tested by elisa for the presence of antibodies to letv. plasma samples from 180 wild juvenile green tur ...	2001	11804414
fibropapillomatosis in stranded green turtles (chelonia mydas) from the eastern united states (1980-98): trends and associations with environmental factors.	we examined data collected by the us sea turtle stranding and salvage network on 4,328 green turtles (chelonia mydas) found dead or debilitated (i.e., stranded) in the eastern half of the usa from massachusetts to texas during the period extending from 1980 to 1998. fibropapillomatosis (fp) was reported only on green turtles in the southern half of florida (south of 29 degrees n latitude). within this region, 22.6% (682/3,016) of the turtles had tumors. fibropapillomatosis was more prevalent in ...	2005	15827208
renal oxalosis in free-ranging green turtles chelonia mydas.	eighteen green turtles chelonia mydas recovered from the atlantic and gulf coasts of florida and tortuguero national park, costa rica, were diagnosed with renal oxalosis by histopathological examination. affected sea turtles included 14 adults and 4 immature animals, which comprised 26% (18/69) of green turtle necropsy cases available for review. calcium oxalate deposition ranged from small to moderate amounts and was associated with granuloma formation and destruction of renal tubules. all affe ...	2008	18714683