Seasonal trends in nesting leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) serum proteins further verify capital breeding hypothesis | Zendy

Justin R. Perrault | Zendy; Jeanette Wyneken | Zendy; Annie PageKarjian | Zendy; Anita Merrill | Zendy; Debra L. Miller | Zendy

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Seasonal trends in nesting leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) serum proteins further verify capital breeding hypothesis

Author(s) -

Justin R. Perrault,

Jeanette Wyneken,

Annie PageKarjian,

Anita Merrill,

Debra L. Miller

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cou002

Subject(s) - biology , globulin , albumin , zoology , reproduction , blood proteins , seasonal breeder , nesting season , endocrinology , ecology , predation

In nesting leatherback turtles from St. Croix, we found that total protein, albumin and total globulin concentrations declined in successive nesting events, while protein fractions (alpha-, beta- and gamma-globulins) declined at less significant rates or remained relatively constant. These results suggest that leatherbacks are fasting during the nesting season.

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