Open AccessDepredación en la tortuga carey Eretmochelys imbricata por el Jaguar Panthera onca en la costa del Pacífico de Costa Rica
Author(s) -
Hansel Herrera,
Sergio Escobar-Lasso,
Eduardo Carrillo-Jiménez
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
mammalogy notes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2382-3704
DOI - 10.47603/manovol3n1.13-16
Subject(s) - jaguar , crocodylus , geography , fishery , predation , carcharias , panthera , apex predator , carcharhinus , crocodile , biology , juvenile , ecology
In the sea, the most common predators of adult sea turtles are sharks (i.e., Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharodon carcharias, Galeocerdo cuvier) (Witzell 1987, Cliff & Dudley 1991, Fergusson et al. 2000) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) (Fertl & Fulling 2007); while on their nesting beaches, female turtles are susceptible to predators like jaguars (Panthera onca) and crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) (Ortiz et al. 1997, Heithaus et al. 2008).