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High natal homing precision in Caribbean hawksbill sea turtles
Dr. Kathryn Levasseur and her colleagues recently published a must-read paper exploring natal homing in Caribbean hawksbills. Check it out HERE. Primarily through the lens of population genetics, their findings show…
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It’s not all doom and gloom
A new article in National Geographic sheds a hopeful light on the contemporary status of sea turtles and their conservation. It is a fascinating read, with stunning photography. Check it…
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Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt
A new paper in the journal Science does a great job explaining the Sargassum phenomenon in the Atlantic and Caribbean. Wang et al. discuss what is happening and, importantly, get into WHY.…
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New publication: nocturnal activity in diurnal lizards
We recently had another small piece published – this one in Herpetological Conservation and Biology. It documents the nocturnal use of artificial lighting by diurnal anoles and offers various interesting…
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New publication: Frontiers EcoPic
Excited to share that my colleague Dr. Mike Cove and I recently had a note published in the EcoPics series for Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. This series focuses…
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Sea turtle stable isotope research
An exciting new review was just published in Marine Ecology Progress Series that outlines the value of stable isotopes in sea turtle research and the progress that has been…
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Efficiency of the scientific funding process
NCSU’s Dr. Kevin Gross and his colleague recently published a fascinating article in PLoS One that explores the efficiency of the scientific funding process. They ask the questions: “To…
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Hawksbill migrations in the Caribbean
Dr. Kristen Hart from USGS and her colleagues recently published some exciting research out of Buck Island Reef National Monument in St. Croix. They tracked 31 hawksbills during their post-nesting…
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GCFI Conference
From November 5 – 9 I attended the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute conference in San Andrés, Colombia. I presented both a poster and a talk summarizing our study of…
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Turtle TED Talk
Last December Dr. Brendan Godley, from the University of Exeter and its Marine Turtle Research Group, gave a TED Talk on sea turtles. Really interesting to see someone at…