Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles Book

	Preface to the Revised Edition	5
	Introduction	7
	Contributors	9
	Notes on the Behavioral Ecology of Sea Turtles	19
	A Review of Sea Turtle Reproduction	29
	The Role of Reproductive Physiology in the Conservation of Sea Turtles	39
	Factors Influencing Beach Selection by Nesting Sea Turtles	45
	Nesting Behavior of Sea Turtles with Emphasis on Physical and Behavioral Determinants of Nesting Success or Failure	53
	Temperature Dependence of Sexual Differentiation in Sea Turtles: Implications for Conservation Practices	59
	Behavioral Ecology of the West Caribbean Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the Internesting Habitat	67
	Nesting Cycles in Sea Turtles - Typical or Atypical?	81
	Sea Turtle Migration - Evidence from Tag Returns	91
	Feeding Ecology of Sea Turtles	103
	The Consequences of Herbivory for the Life History Pattern of the Caribbean Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas	111
	Growth Rates of Immature Green Turtles in the Hawaiian Archipelago	117
	Apparent Hibernation by Sea Turtles in North American Waters	127
	Estimation of Population Size in Sea Turtles	135
	Non-Human Predators of Sea Turtles and Their Control	139
	A Model for Diagnosis of Populations of Olive Ridleys and Green Turtles of West Pacific Tropical Coasts	153
	The Population of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle in the Gulf of Mexico - Lepidochelys kempii	159
	An Experimental Population Model for the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)	165
	Historical Review of the Decline of the Green Turtle and the Hawksbill	183
	Historical Decline of Loggerhead, Ridley, and Leatherback Sea Turtles	189
	Sea Turtles of the Pacific Coast of Mexico	199
	Status of Sea Turtles Along the Pacific Coast of Middle America	211
	Status of Sea Turtle Populations in the Central Eastern Pacific	221
	Status of Sea Turtles in the Southeastern Pacific: Emphasis on Peru	235
	Status of Sea Turtles in the Central Pacific Ocean	243
	Marine Turtles of the South Pacific	253
	Marine Turtles of Micronesia	263
	Subsistence Hunting of Turtles in the Western Pacific: the Caroline Islands	275
	Status of Marine Turtle Populations in Papua New Guinea	281
	Subsistence Hunting of Marine Turtles in Papua New Guinea	291
	The Status of Australian Sea Turtle Populations	297
	Subsistence Hunting of Sea Turtles in Australia	305
	Sea Turtles in the Waters Adjacent to Japan	317
	Distribution of Sea Turtles in China Seas	321
	The Status of Research, Exploitation, and Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Philippines	323
	The Status of Sea Turtle Populations in East Malaysia and the South China Sea	327
	Status and Conservation of Estuarine and Sea Turtles in West Malaysian Waters	339
	Marine Turtles in Indonesia	349
	Sea Turtle Populations of Indonesia and Thailand	353
	Status of Sea Turtles in the Eastern Indian Ocean	365
	Review of Sea Turtles in the Arabian Area	373
	Status of Sea Turtles in the Central Western Indian Ocean	385
	Subsistence Hunting in the Indian Ocean	391
	Conservation of Sea Turtles in the Southern Africa Region	397
	Marine Turtles of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean	407
	Sea Turtles in the Eastern Mediterranean and Northern Red Sea	417
	Status of Sea Turtle Populations (Caretta c. caretta and Chelonia m. mydas) in the Northern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey	425
	Status of Sea Turtle Populations Nesting in Surinam with Notes on Sea Turtles Nesting in Guyana and French Guiana	435
	The Cultural Context of Sea Turtle Subsistence Hunting in the Caribbean and Problems Caused by Commercial Exploitation	439
	A Historical Review of the Status of Sea Turtle Populations in the Western Gulf of Mexico	447
	Options and Limitations in the Conservation of Sea Turtles	457
	Farming and Ranching as a Strategy for Sea Turtle Conservation	465
	Does Sea Turtle Aquaculture Benefit Conservation?	473
	Headstarting the Kemp's Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys kempi	481
	Worldwide Incidental Capture of Sea Turtles	489
	Development of a Sea Turtle Excluder Shrimp Trawl for the Southeast U.S. Penaeid Shrimp Fishery	497
	Recovered Sea Turtle Populations and U.S. Recovery Team Efforts	503
	Planning for Protection of Sea Turtle Habitat	513
	Disruption of Sea Turtle Habitat with Emphasis on Human Influence	519
	Conservation and Management of Sea Turtles: A Legal Overview	523
	Problems of Enforcing Sea Turtle Conservation Laws in Developing Countries	537
	Enforcement of Restrictions on Importation of Sea Turtle Products	541
	Sea Turtles, Animals of Divisible Part: International Trade in Sea Turtle Products	545
	Sea Turtle Conservation Strategy	565
	Nesting Biology of Sea Turtles	573
	Hatchling Orientation	577
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