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Turtle

Known as: Turtles, tortoise, tortoises 
Any reptile including tortoises, fresh water, and marine species of the order Testudines with a body encased in a bony or cartilaginous shell… Expand
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Order CheloniaReptiles

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Sea TurtlesTerrapinsTestudinidaeTestudo
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: A review.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill constituted an ecosystem-level injury in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Much oil spread at 1100… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems.
Coastal ecosystems and the services they provide are adversely affected by a wide variety of human activities. In particular… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Comparison of whole chloroplast genome sequences to choose noncoding regions for phylogenetic studies in angiosperms: the tortoise and the hare III.
Although the chloroplast genome contains many noncoding regions, relatively few have been exploited for interspecific… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Collapse and conservation of shark populations in the Northwest Atlantic.
Overexploitation threatens the future of many large vertebrates. In the ocean, tunas and sea turtles are current conservation… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Turtle hunting and tombstone opening. public generosity as costly signaling.
  • Smith, Bird
  • Evolution and human behavior : official journal…
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    • Corpus ID: 1059002
Costly signaling theory (CST) offers an explanation of generosity and collective action that contrasts sharply with explanations… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Focal Species: A Multi‐Species Umbrella for Nature Conservation
To prevent the further loss of species from landscapes used for productive enterprises such as agri- culture, forestry, and… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Visual stimuli induce waves of electrical activity in turtle cortex.
The computations involved in the processing of a visual scene invariably involve the interactions among neurons throughout all of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Conservation and dynamics of microsatellite loci over 300 million years of marine turtle evolution.
Microsatellite loci consisting of (CA)n repetitive arrays were obtained from three species of marine turtle, and primers were… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Diversity of life
It is clear that the above can lead to confusion when scientists of different countries are trying to communicate with each other… Expand
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A Stage‐Based Population Model for Loggerhead Sea Turtles and Implications for Conservation
Management of many species is currently based on an inadequate under- standing of their population dynamics. Lack of age-specific… Expand
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