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Suggested citation for this sentence marked 'citation needed': Eggs, hatched or unhatched, and hatchlings that fail to make it into the ocean are nutrient sources for dune vegetation.[citation needed]

Dune Vegetation Fertilization by Nesting Sea Turtles Laura B. Hannan, James D. Roth, Llewellyn M. Ehrhart and John F. Weishampel Ecology Vol. 88, No. 4 (Apr., 2007), pp. 1053-1058 (6 pages) Published By: Wiley https://www.jstor.org/stable/27651194 110.145.165.82 (talk) 06:44, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 13:21, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

correcting claim about Leatherback Seaturtles[edit]

A line in the thermoregulation section makes a claim about Leatherback sea turtles being endotherms, using Mcneill et al (2008) as a reference. "However leatherback sea turtles (family Dermochelyidae) are endotherms because they can maintain a body temperature 8 °C (14 °F) warmer than the ambient water.[40]" The article referenced does state that leatherbacks can maintain their body temperature 8 °C above ambient, but does not claim that they are endotherms. In their 1990 paper, "Metabolism of leatherback turtles, gigantothermy, and thermoregulation of dinosaurs", Paladino et al. describe how leatherbacks maintain their internal body temperatures above ambient through a process coined "gigantothermy". This is distinct from endothermy in that leatherbacks are not maintaining body temperature through high metabolic rates, but instead through low metabolic rates with high a high degree of thermal insulation from extreme size and periphery tissue. I have edited the article to reflect this.

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Adding section on Magnetoreception[edit]

Filling a gap in information on navigational sensory modalities by describing magnetic field sensing ability in sea turtle species and how it is used in navigation. Gjcrew (talk) 14:38, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relationship with humans edit request[edit]

Can a confirmed user take a look at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/17/texas-winter-storm-sea-turtles-cold-stunned and make changes to this article, thanks 2A00:23C6:3B82:8500:91B6:B260:2506:6BF3 (talk) 01:03, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sexual Maturity edit request on 26 April 2023[edit]

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Change "It takes decades for sea turtles to reach sexual maturity," to "Sea turtles are thought to reach sexual maturity from about 10−20 years old depending on species and methodology. However, reliable estimates are difficult to ascertain."

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^[3] ^[4] Hbm0r (talk) 19:42, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done I can't check the sources, but will AGF since the previous statement was uncited. small jars tc 21:11, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Bedolla-Ochoa, C.; Reyes-López, M. A.; Rodríguez-González, H.; Delgado-Trejo, C. (2023). "Black Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) Life History in the Sanctuary of Colola Beach, Michoacan, Mexico". Animals. 13 (3): 406. doi:10.3390/ani13030406.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
^ Caillouet, C. W.; Shaver, D. J.; Landry, A. M.; Owens, D. W.; Pritchard, P. C. H. (2011). "Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) Age at First Nesting". Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 10 (2): 288–293. doi:10.2744/CCB-0836.1.
^ Levasseur, K. E.; Stapleton, S. P.; Quattro, J. M. (2021). "Precise natal homing and an estimate of age at sexual maturity in hawksbill turtles". Animal Conservation. 24 (3): 523–535. doi:10.1111/acv.12657.
^ Jones, T. T.; Hastings, M. D.; Bostrom, B. L.; Pauly, D.; Jones, D. R. (2011). "Growth of captive leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, with inferences on growth in the wild: Implications for population decline and recovery". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 399 (1): 84–92. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2011.01.007.

[1] Bedolla-Ochoa, C.; Reyes-López, M. A.; Rodríguez-González, H.; Delgado-Trejo, C. (2023). "Black Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) Life History in the Sanctuary of Colola Beach, Michoacan, Mexico". Animals. 13 (3): 406. doi:10.3390/ani13030406.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

[2] Caillouet, C. W.; Shaver, D. J.; Landry, A. M.; Owens, D. W.; Pritchard, P. C. H. (2011). "Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) Age at First Nesting". Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 10 (2): 288–293. doi:10.2744/CCB-0836.1.

[3] Levasseur, K. E.; Stapleton, S. P.; Quattro, J. M. (2021). "Precise natal homing and an estimate of age at sexual maturity in hawksbill turtles". Animal Conservation. 24 (3): 523–535. doi:10.1111/acv.12657.

[4] Jones, T. T.; Hastings, M. D.; Bostrom, B. L.; Pauly, D.; Jones, D. R. (2011). "Growth of captive leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, with inferences on growth in the wild: Implications for population decline and recovery". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 399 (1): 84–92. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2011.01.007.

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