A5004611823- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Marine and Coastal Research
Charles Darwin University
2008-2020
Abstract Identification of the geographic extent population boundaries, distribution genetic lineages, and amount exchange among breeding groups is needed for effective conservation vulnerable marine migratory species. This particularly true flatback turtle ( Natator depressus ), which only breeds in Australia but has extensive migrations that can include international waters. study investigated phylogeography structure 17 rookeries across their range by sequencing an 810 bp portion...
Cape Domett, located in tropical Western Australia, supports a significant population of flatback turtles, Natator depressus, but the magnitude this was previously underestimated. We assessed temporal nesting abundance to find that Domett one largest aggregated turtle populations globally with annual order several thousand individuals (estimated = 3250, 95% CI 1431–7757). within year turtles nested throughout peak occurring between August and September. This paper re-evaluates importance...
This paper describes predation tactics used by the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on flatback (Natator depressus) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles nesting beaches in northern Australia. For adult turtles, crocodiles both a sit-and-wait tactic which they attacked turtle at water's edge after it completed an active hunting strategy followed tracks into dunes to attack nest sites. Saltwater also hunted hatchlings excavated consumed eggs. The protection of Australia...
All monitoring programs on the west coast of Australia have trialed a new mark–recapture protocol to address tag loss in individual flatback turtles (Natator depressus) during recent nesting seasons (2020, 2021, 2022). This aligns with ethical considerations for tagging marine megafauna. In addition increasing retention rate identification tags, this is expected decrease potential long-term health impacts species.
Abstract Flatback turtles ( Natator depressus ) are endemic to northern Australia, but their movements at sea have remained understudied. Here, we compiled one of the world's largest single‐species satellite tracking datasets n = 280 transmitters, deployed between 2005 and 2020) investigate level spatial protection afforded five flatback genetic stocks across Western Australia during different behavioral phases (i.e., inter‐nesting, migration, foraging). Flatbacks spent 99.5% time in...
Despite the importance of understanding error associated with sampling, there has been a paucity discussion in many analyses within sea turtle biology. We investigated sampling and non-sampling errors for size measurements (straight carapace length, straight width, mass) hatchling Flatback Turtles, Natator depressus, from two study sites tropical Australia using priori post hoc methods. A methods produced similar estimates (max difference = 0.19 g 0.24 mm), highlighting methodologies that...