Coastal habitat degradation and green sea turtle diets in Southeastern Brazil

Aspects of the nesting behaviour of Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845 are presented for the first time, based on observations carried out in a coastal habitat from southeastern Brazil. Larval behaviour and development were studied in laboratorial conditions.

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Stable isotope discrimination (δ13C and δ15N) between soft tissues of the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas and its diet

Marine Ecology Progress Series ◽

10.3354/meps308271 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 308 ◽

pp. 271-278 ◽

Cited By ~ 69

Author(s):

JA Seminoff ◽

TT Jones ◽

T Eguchi ◽

DR Jones ◽

PH Dutton

Keyword(s):

Stable Isotope ◽

Soft Tissues ◽

Chelonia Mydas ◽

Sea Turtle ◽

Δ13c And Δ15n ◽

Green Sea Turtle ◽

Isotope Discrimination ◽

Stable Isotope Discrimination

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The effects of extended crawling on the physiology and swim performance of loggerhead and green sea turtle hatchlings

Journal of Experimental Biology ◽

10.1242/jeb.165225 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 221 (1) ◽

pp. jeb165225 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Karen Pankaew ◽

Sarah L. Milton

Keyword(s):

Sea Turtle ◽

Green Sea Turtle ◽

Swim Performance

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Identification of Papilloma-Like Virus Particles in Cell Lines Derived from Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) With Fibropapilloma

Microscopy and Microanalysis ◽

10.1017/s1431927600025915 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 4 (S2) ◽

pp. 1158-1159

Author(s):

Yuanan Lu ◽

Vivek R. Nerurkar ◽

Tina M. Weatherby ◽

Richard Yanagihara

Keyword(s):

Cell Lines ◽

Soft Tissues ◽

Chelonia Mydas ◽

Sea Turtle ◽

Green Sea Turtle ◽

Virus Particles ◽

Green Sea Turtles ◽

Multiple Organs ◽

Isolation And Characterization

The near epidemic occurrence of fibropapilloma in green sea turtle (Chelonia my das) (Figure 1) significantly threatens the survival of this species which is protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Although collective evidence suggests a viral etiology, the causative virus of green sea turtle fibropapilloma has not been isolated. To facilitate the isolation and characterization of the causative virus(es), we established 13 cell lines from multiple organs/tissues (tumor, kidney, lung, heart, gall bladder, testis, and skin) of green sea turtles with fibropapilloma. Serial subcultivation of cell lines derived from lungs, testis, eye soft tissues and tumors resulted in the formation of tumor-like aggregates, which attained sizes of 1-2 mm in diameter within two weeks (Figure 2). Media from such cultures, when inoculated onto cells derived from healthy turtle embryos, produced similar tumor-like aggregates, suggesting the presence of a transmissible agent.

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