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James R. Spotila
Researcher at Drexel University
Publications - 200
Citations - 10402
James R. Spotila is an academic researcher from Drexel University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Sea turtle. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 198 publications receiving 9540 citations. Previous affiliations of James R. Spotila include Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding & Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne.
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Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century
Mark Hamann,Matthew H. Godfrey,Jeffrey A. Seminoff,Karen E. Arthur,Paulo C. R. Barata,Karen A. Bjorndal,Alan B. Bolten,Annette C. Broderick,Lisa M. Campbell,Carlos Carreras,Paolo Casale,Milani Chaloupka,S.K.F Chan,Coyne,Larry B. Crowder,Carlos E. Diez,Peter H. Dutton,Sheryan P. Epperly,Nancy N. FitzSimmons,Angela Formia,Marc Girondot,Graeme C. Hays,I-Jiunn Cheng,Yakup Kaska,Rebecca L. Lewison,Jeanne A. Mortimer,Wallace J. Nichols,Richard D. Reina,Kartik Shanker,James R. Spotila,Jesús Tomás,Bryan P. Wallace,Thierry M. Work,Judith A. Zbinden,Brendan J. Godley +34 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a list of priority research questions was assembled based on the opinions of 35 sea turtle researchers from 13 nations working in fields related to sea turtle biology and/or conservation.
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Thermal melanism in ectotherms
TL;DR: A synthesis of the thermal melanism hypothesis which states that dark individuals are at an advantage under conditions of low temperature since they heat up faster than light individuals at a given level of solar radiation is provided.
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Pacific leatherback turtles face extinction.
TL;DR: A mathematical model based on an assessment of a once-large leatherback population predicts that unsustainable adult mortality, apparently due to human fishing activity, will soon drive this population to extinction.
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Persistent leatherback turtle migrations present opportunities for conservation.
George L. Shillinger,Daniel M. Palacios,Daniel M. Palacios,Helen Bailey,Steven J. Bograd,Alan M. Swithenbank,Philippe Gaspar,Bryan P. Wallace,James R. Spotila,Frank V. Paladino,Rotney Piedra,Scott A. Eckert,Barbara A. Block +12 more
TL;DR: The predictable effects of ocean currents on a leatherback migration corridor and characterize long-distance movements by the turtles in the eastern South Pacific are described and high seas locations for focusing future conservation efforts within the leatherback dispersal zone in the South Pacific Gyre are identified.
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Metabolism of leatherback turtles, gigantothermy, and thermoregulation of dinosaurs
TL;DR: It is indicated that leatherbacks can use large body size, peripheral tissues as insulation, and circulatory changes, to maintain warm temperatures in the North Atlantic and to avoid overheating in the tropics.