VIMS
Legacy

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Theses & Dissertations
  1. Saba, V. S. 2007. Bottom-up and climatic forcing on the nesting and foraging ecology of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). Ph.D. Dissertation. The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Pt. VA.
  2. Mansfield, K. L. 2006. Sources of mortality, movements and behavior of sea turtles in Virginia. Ph.D. Dissertation. The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Pt. VA.
Reports
  1. DuPaul, W. D., D. B. Rudders, and R. J. Smolowitz. 2004. Final Report: Industry Trials of a Modified Sea Scallop Dredge to Minimize the Catch of Sea Turtles (with Addendum). Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2004-12, Gloucester Point, VA.
  2. DuPaul, W. D., D. B. Rudders, and R. J. Smolowitz. 2004. Draft Final Report: Industry Trials of a Modified Sea Scallop Dredge to Minimize the Catch of Sea Turtles. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2004-11, Gloucester Point, VA.
  3. DuPaul, W. D., D. B. Rudders, and R. Smolowitz. 2004. Interim Report: Industry Trials of a Modified Sea Scallop Dredge to Minimize the Catch of Sea Turtles. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2004-8, Gloucester Point, VA.
  4. DuPaul, W. D., and D. B. Rudders. 2004. A Comparative Evaluation of a 3.5" Ring Dredge Versus 3.0" Ring Sea Scallop Dredge Equipped with Sea Turtle Excluder Chains. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2004-5, Gloucester Point, VA.
Selected Journal Articles
  1. Brown, J., and S. Erdle. 2009. Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals of the York River. Journal of Coastal Research:111-117.
  2. Tomillo, P. S., V. S. Saba, R. Piedra, F. V. Palkdino, and J. R. Spotila. 2008. Effects of Illegal Harvest of Eggs on the Population Decline of Leatherback Turtles in Las Baulas Marine National Park, Costa Rica. Conservation Biology 22(5):1216-1224.
  3. Saba, V. S., J. R. Spotila, F. P. Chavez, and J. A. Musick. 2008. Bottom-up and climatic forcing on the worldwide population of leatherback turtles. Ecology 89(5):1414-1427.
  4. Saba, V. S., and coauthors. 2008. An oceanographic context for the foraging ecology of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles: Consequences of ENSO. Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers 55(5):646-660.
  5. Wallace, B. P., and R. H. George. 2007. Alternative Techniques for Obtaining Blood Samples from Leatherback Turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 6(1):147-149.
  6. Seney, E. E., and J. A. Musick. 2007. Historical diet analysis of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in Virginia. Copeia (2):478-489.
  7. Saba, V. S., and coauthors. 2007. The effect of the El Nino Southern Oscillation on the reproductive frequency of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles. Journal of Applied Ecology 44(2):395-404.
  8. McGlathery, K. J., K. Sundback, and I. C. Anderson. 2007. Eutrophication in shallow coastal bays and lagoons: the role of plants in the coastal filter. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 348:1-18.
  9. Swimmer, Y., and coauthors. 2006. Diving behavior and delayed mortality of olive ridley seat turtles Lepidochelys olivacea after their release from longline fishing gear. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 323:253-261.
  10. DuPaul, W. D., D. B. Rudders, and R. J. Smolowitz. 2006. Industry trials of a sea scallop dredge modified to minimize the catch of sea turtles. Journal of Shellfish Research 25(1):283-283.
  11. Swimmer, Y., and coauthors. 2005. Food color and marine turtle feeding behavior: Can blue bait reduce turtle bycatch in commercial fisheries? Marine Ecology-Progress Series 295:273-278.
  12. Soslau, G., and coauthors. 2005. Comparison of sea turtle thrombocyte aggregation to human platelet aggregation in whole blood. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 142(3):353-360.
  13. Seney, E. E., and J. A. Musick. 2005. Diet analysis of Kemp's ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in Virginia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4(4):864-871.
  14. Soslau, G., and coauthors. 2004. Comparison of functional aspects of the coagulation cascade in human and sea turtle plasmas. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 138(4):399-406.
  15. Bowen, B. W., and coauthors. 2004. Natal homing in juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Molecular ecology 13(12):3797-3808.
  16. Saba, V. S., and J. R. Spotila. 2003. Survival and behavior of freshwater turtles after rehabilitation from an oil spill. Environmental Pollution 126(2):213-223.
  17. Hobbs, C. H. 2002. An investigation of potential consequences of marine mining in shallow water: An example from the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. Journal of Coastal Research 18(1):94-101.
  18. Bartol, S. M., J. A. Musick, and A. L. Ochs. 2002. Visual acuity thresholds of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): an electrophysiological approach. Journal of Comparative Physiology a-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 187(12):953-960.
  19. Coles, W. C., J. A. Musick, and L. A. Williamson. 2001. Skeletochronology validation from an adult loggerhead (Caretta caretta). Copeia (1):240-242.
  20. Bartol, S. M., and J. A. Musick. 2001. Morphology and topographical organization of the retina of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Copeia (3):718-725.
  21. Coles, W. C., and J. A. Musick. 2000. Satellite sea surface temperature analysis and correlation with sea turtle distribution off North Carolina. Copeia (2):551-554.
  22. Bartol, S. M., J. A. Musick, and M. L. Lenhardt. 1999. Auditory evoked potentials of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). Copeia (3):836-840.
  23. Penick, D. N., and coauthors. 1998. Thermal independence of muscle tissue metabolism in the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology a-Molecular and Integrative Physiology 120(3):399-403.
  24. Rybitski, M. J., R. C. Hale, and J. A. Musick. 1995. Distribution of Organochlorine Pollutants in Atlantic Sea-Turtles. Copeia (2):379-390.
  25. Klinger, R. C., and J. A. Musick. 1995. Age and Growth of Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) from Chesapeake Bay. Copeia (1):204-209.
  26. Keinath, J. A., and J. A. Musick. 1993. Movements and Diving Behavior of a Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. Copeia (4):1010-1017.
  27. Klinger, R. C., and J. A. Musick. 1992. Annular Growth Layers in Juvenile Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta). Bulletin of Marine Science 51(2):224-230.
  28. Lutcavage, M., and J. A. Musick. 1985. Aspects of the Biology of Sea Turtles in Virginia. Copeia (2):449-456.
  29. Killingley, J. S., and M. Lutcavage. 1983. Loggerhead Turtle Movements Reconstructed from O-18 and C-13 Profiles from Commensal Barnacle Shells. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 16(3):345-349.