Publications
| brevetoxin exposure in sea turtles in south texas (usa) during karenia brevis red tide. | five green (chelonia mydas) and 11 kemp's ridley (lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles found dead, or that died soon after stranding, on the southern texas (usa) coast during 2 karenia brevis blooms (october 2015, september-october 2016) were tested for exposure to brevetoxins (pbtx). tissues (liver, kidney) and digesta (stomach and intestinal contents) were analyzed by elisa. three green turtles found alive during the 2015 event and 2 kemp's ridley turtles found alive during the 2016 event exhibite ... | 2018 | 29384484 |
| inter-nesting movements and habitat-use of adult female kemp's ridley turtles in the gulf of mexico. | species vulnerability is increased when individuals congregate in restricted areas for breeding; yet, breeding habitats are not well defined for many marine species. identification and quantification of these breeding habitats are essential to effective conservation. satellite telemetry and switching state-space modeling (ssm) were used to define inter-nesting habitat of endangered kemp's ridley turtles (lepidochelys kempii) in the gulf of mexico. turtles were outfitted with satellite transmitte ... | 2017 | 28319178 |