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1	Adamany, S. L., M. Salmon, and B. E. Witherington. 1997. Behavior of sea turtles at an urban beach III. Costs and benefits of nest caging as a management strategy. Florida Scientist 60:239–253.
2	Addison, D. S., and K. A. Nelson. 2000. Recapture of a tagged, captive reared juvenile loggerhead turtle—an example of habituation. Marine Turtle Newsletter No. 89:15–16.
3	Appel, T. 1957. Latch on to a loggerhead. Florida Outdoors 8(1):14–17.
4	Bandre, P., and D. MackMakin. 1983. The effects of beach front lighting on hatchling Caretta caretta in Indialantic and Melbourne Beach, Florida for the 1983 sea turtle nesting season. Florida Department of Natural Resources. 12pp. (Unpublished Report)
5	Carr, A. F., Jr., L. Ogren, and C. McVea. 1980. Apparent hibernation by the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta off Cape Canaveral, Florida. Biological Conservation 19:7–14.
6	Davidson, O. G. 2001. Fire in the turtle house: the green sea turtle and the fate of the ocean. PublicAffairs, New York, New York, USA. 258pp.
7	Demmer, R. J. 1981. The hatching and emergence of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings. M.S. Thesis, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.
8	Demmer, R. J. 1981. The socially facilitated hatching and emergence of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings. Page 37 (abstract) in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and the 29th Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, 9–14 August 1981, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
9	Dial, B. E. 1987. Energetics and performance during nest emergence and the hatchling frenzy in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Herpetologica 43:307–315.
10	Dickerson, D. D., and D. A. Nelson. 1988. Use of long wavelength lights to prevent disorientation of hatchling sea turtles. Pages 19–21 (abstract) in B. A. Schroeder, compiler. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-214.
11	Dickerson, D. D., and D. A. Nelson. 1989. Recent results on hatchling orientation responses to light wavelengths and intensities. Pages 41–43 in S. A. Eckert, K. L. Eckert, and T. H. Richardson, compilers. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-232.
12	Ehrhart, L. M. 1977. Cold water stunning of marine turtles in Florida East Coast lagoons: rescue measures, population characteristics and evidence of winter dormancy. Abstract in Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 19–25 June 1977, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
13	Ehrhart, L. M., and R. C. Lee. 1981. Hypothermic stunning of marine turtles in east-central Florida lagoons in 1981. Page 39 (abstract) in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and the 29th Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, 9–14 August 1981, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
14	Ehrhart, L. M. 1987. Marine turtle mortality in the vicinity of Port Canaveral, Florida, 1977–84. NOAA Technical Report NMFS 53:1–20.
15	Ehrhart, L. M. 1995. A review of sea turtle reproduction. Pages 29–38 in K. A. Bjorndal, editor. Biology and conservation of sea turtles. Revised edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
16	Ernest, R. G., R. E. Martin, N. Williams-Walls, and J. R. Wilcox. 1989. Population dynamics of sea turtles utilizing shallow coastal waters off Hutchinson Island, Florida. Pages 57–59 in S. A. Eckert, K. L. Eckert, and T. H. Richardson, compilers. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-232.
17	Foley, A. 2001. Saving sea turtles in St. Joseph Bay. Florida Wildlife 55(5):23–25.
18	Frazer, N. B. 1983. Effect of tidal cycles on loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) emerging from the sea. Copeia 1983:516–519.
19	Frick, M. G., C. K. Slay, C. A. Quinn, A. Windham-Reid, P. A. Duley, C. M. Ryder, and L. J. Morse. 2000. Aerial observations of courtship behavior in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida. Journal of Herpetology 34:153–158.
20	Fritts, T. H., and W. Hoffman. 1982. Diurnal nesting of marine turtles in southern Brevard County, Florida. Journal of Herpetology 16:84–86.
21	Fritts, T. H., A. B. Irvine, R. D. Jennings, L. A. Collum, W. Hoffman, and M. A. McGehee. 1983. Turtles, birds, and mammals in the northern Gulf of Mexico and nearby Atlantic waters. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Division of Biological Services FWS/OBS-82/65. 455pp.
22	Goff, M., M. Salmon, and K. J. Lohmann. 1998. Hatchling sea turtles use surface waves to establish a magnetic compass direction. Animal Behaviour 55:69–77.
23	Grassman, M. A., and D. W. Owens. 1981. Evidence of olfactory imprinting in loggerhead turtles. Marine Turtle Newsletter No. 19:7–10.
24	Hailman, J. P., and M. Elowson. 1992. Ethogram of the nesting female loggerhead (Caretta caretta). Herpetologica 48:1–30.
25	Heithaus, M. R., A. Frid, and L. M. Dill. 2002. Shark-inflicted injury frequencies, escape ability and habitat use of green and loggerhead turtles. Marine Biology 140:229–236.
26	Henwood, T. A. 1987. Movements and seasonal changes in loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta aggregations in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral, Florida (1978–1984). Biological Conservation 40:191–202.
27	Hibler, J. 1995. Temperature dependent emergence and social behavior in loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings. Florida Scientist 58(Supplement 1):30 (abstract).
28	Iocco, L. E., and M. Auerbach. 1998. Effects of beach nourishment on hatchling size and performance in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science 60:87 (abstract).
29	Kemmerer, A. J., R. E. Timko, and S. B. Burkett. 1983. Movement and surfacing behavior patterns of loggerhead sea turtles in and near Cape Canaveral Channel, Florida (September and October 1981). NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-112. 43pp.
30	LeBuff, C. R., Jr. 1990. The loggerhead turtle in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Caretta Research, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA. 216pp.
31	Light, P. R. 1992. Orientation of hatchling loggerhead sea turtles in response to the inclination of the magnetic field. M.S. Thesis, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. 38pp.
32	Light, P., M. Salmon, and K. J. Lohmann. 1993. Geomagnetic orientation of loggerhead sea turtles: evidence for an inclination compass. Journal of Experimental Biology 182:1–10.
33	Mann, T. M. 1977. Impact of developed coastline on nesting and hatchling sea turtles in southeastern Florida. M.S. Thesis, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. 100pp.
34	McFarlane, R. W. 1963. Disorientation of loggerhead hatchlings by artificial road lighting. Copeia 1963:153.
35	Moran, K. L. 1998. Effects of the thermal environment on the temporal pattern of emergence of hatchling loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 106pp.
36	Moran, K. L., K. A. Bjorndal, and A. B. Bolten. 1999. Effects of the thermal environment on the temporal pattern of emergence of hatchling loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta. Marine Ecology Progress Series 189:251–261.
37	Nelson, W. R., J. Benigno, and S. Burkett. 1987. Behavioral patterns of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the Cape Canaveral area as determined by radio monitoring and acoustic tracking. Page 31 (abstract) in NOAA Technical Report NMFS 53.
38	Nelson, D. A., and B. Blihovde. 1998. Nesting sea turtle response to beach scarps. Page 113 in R. Byles and Y. Fernandez, compilers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-412.
39	Ogren, L., J. W. Watson, Jr., and D. A. Wickham. 1977. Loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, encountering shrimp trawls. Marine Fisheries Review 39(11):15–17.
40	Ogren, L., and C. McVea, Jr. 1995. Apparent hibernation by sea turtles in North American waters. Pages 127–132 in K. A. Bjorndal, editor. Biology and conservation of sea turtles. Revised edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
41	O'Hara, J. 1980. Thermal influences on the swimming speed of loggerhead turtle hatchlings. Copeia 1980:773–780.
42	O'Hara, J., and H. J. Kania. 1981. Avoidance responses by sea turtles exposed to electrical fields. Report to Florida Power and Light Company by Environmental and Chemical Science, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 32pp.
43	O'Hara, J., and J. R. Wilcox. 1990. Avoidance responses of loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta, to low frequency sound. Copeia 1990:564–567.
44	Parker, G. H. 1922. The crawling of young loggerhead turtles toward the sea. Journal of Experimental Zoology 36:323–331.
45	Provancha, M. J., P. A. Schmalzer, and C. R. Hall. 1986. Effects of the December 1983 and January 1985 freezing air temperatures on select aquatic poikilotherms and plant species of Merritt Island, Florida. Florida Scientist 49:199–212.
46	Provancha, J. A., and L. M. Ehrhart. 1987. Sea turtle nesting trends at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, and relationships with factors influencing nest site selection. Pages 33–44 in NOAA Technical Report NMFS 53.
47	Rouse, N. 1989. Swimming with turtles. Underwater Naturalist 18:39–40.
48	Rudloe, J. 1981. From the jaws of death. Sports Illustrated 54(13):60–64, 66–68, 70.
49	Rudloe, J. 1988. The wilderness coast: adventures of a Gulf Coast naturalist. E. P. Dutton, New York, New York, USA. 262pp.
50	Salmon, M., J. Wyneken, E. Fritz, and M. Lucas. 1992. Sea-finding by hatchling sea turtles: role of brightness silhouette and beach slope as orientation cues. Behaviour 122(1-2):56–77.
51	Salmon, M., and B. E. Witherington. 1995. Artificial lighting and seafinding by loggerhead hatchlings: evidence for lunar modulation. Copeia 1995:931–938.
52	Salmon, M., R. Reiners, C. Lavin, and J. Wyneken. 1995. Behavior of loggerhead sea turtles on an urban beach. I. Correlates of nest placement. Journal of Herpetology 29:560–567.
53	Salmon, M., M. G. Tolbert, D. P. Painter, M. Goff, and R. Reiners. 1995. Behavior of loggerhead sea turtles on an urban beach. II. Hatchling orientation. Journal of Herpetology 29:568–576.
54	Schroeder, B. A., L. M. Ehrhart, J. L. Guseman, R. D. Owen, and W. E. Redfoot. 1990. Cold stunning of marine turtles in the Indian River lagoon system, Florida, December 1989. Pages 67–69 in T. H. Richardson, J. I. Richardson, and M. Donnelly, compilers. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-278.
55	Standora, E. A., S. J. Morreale, A. B. Bolten, M. D. Eberle, J. M. Edbauer, T. S. Ryder, and K. L. Williams. 1994. Diving behavior and vertical distribution of loggerheads, and a preliminary assessment of trawling efficiency for censusing. Pages 174–177 in B. A. Schroeder and B. E. Witherington, compilers. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-341.
56	Standora, E. A., M. D. Eberle, J. M. Edbauer, T. S. Ryder, K. L. Williams, S. J. Morreale, and A. B. Bolten. 1995. Diving behavior, daily movements, and homing of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) at Cape Canaveral, Florida, March and April 1993. Pages 48–51 in L. Z. Hales, compiler. Sea Turtle Research Program, summary report. Final report prepared for the U.S. Army Engineer Division, South Atlantic, Atlanta, Georgia, and the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Georgia, USA. Technical Report CERC-95.
57	Stewart, V. 1977. Record cold affects creatures of the sea. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Florida Conservation News 12(6):3–4.
58	Stoneburner, D. L. 1981. Summary of the loggerhead sea turtle research project conducted at Canaveral National Seashore, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Cape Lookout National Seashore: a final report. U.S. National Park Service Resource Management Report R/RM/SER-39. 36pp.
59	Witherington, B. E. 1986. Human and natural causes of marine turtle clutch and hatchling mortality and their relationship to hatchling production on an important Florida nesting beach. M.S. Thesis, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA. 141pp.
60	Witherington, B. E., and L. M. Ehrhart. 1989. Hypothermic stunning and mortality of marine turtles in the Indian River Lagoon System. Copeia 1989:696–703.
61	Witherington, B. E., K. A. Bjorndal, and C. M. McCabe. 1990. Temporal patterns of nocturnal emergence of loggerhead turtle hatchlings from natural nests. Copeia 1990:1165–1168.
62	Witherington, B., K. Bjorndal, and A. Bolten. 1991. Effects of artificial lighting on nesting adult and hatchling sea turtles (RWO 75). Page 12 (abstract) in Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Report-January to December 1990, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
63	Witherington, B. E., and K. A. Bjorndal. 1991. Influences of artificial lighting on the seaward orientation of hatchling loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta. Biological Conservation 55:139–150.
64	Witherington, B. E. 1992. How are hatchling sea turtles able, and unable, to locate the sea? Pages 127–130 in M. Salmon and J. Wyneken, compilers. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-302.
65	Witherington, B. E. 1992. Behavioral responses of nesting sea turtles to artificial lighting. Herpetologica 48:31–39.
66	Witherington, B. E., and M. Salmon. 1992. Predation on loggerhead turtle hatchlings after entering the sea. Journal of Herpetology 26:226–228.
67	Witherington, B. E. 1994. Some 'Lost-Year' turtles found. Pages 194–197 in B. A. Schroeder and B. E. Witherington, compilers. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-341.
68	Witherington, B. E. 1995. Observations of hatchling loggerhead turtles during the first few days of the lost year(s). Pages 154–157 in J. I. Richardson and T. H. Richardson, compilers. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-361.
69	Witherington, B. E. 1997. The problem of photopollution for sea turtles and other nocturnal animals. Pages 303–328 in J. R. Clemmons and R. Bucholz, editors. Behavioral approaches to conservation in the wild. Cambridge University Press, New York, New York, USA.
70	Witherington, B. E. 2000. Habitats and bad habits of young loggerhead turtles in the open ocean. Pages 34–35 (abstract) in F. A. Abreu-Grobois, R. Briseno-Duenas, R. Marquez, and L. Sarti, compilers. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-436.
71	Witherington, B. E. 2002. Ecology of neonate loggerhead turtles inhabiting lines of downdwelling near a Gulf Stream front. Marine Biology 140:843–853.
72	Wyneken, J., and M. Salmon. 1990. Swimming the offshore marathon: analysis of early swimming activity in loggerhead, green turtle and leatherback hatchlings. Pages 109–110 in T. H. Richardson, J. I. Richardson, and M. Donnelly, compilers. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-278.
73	Wyneken, J., and M. Salmon. 1992. Frenzy and postfrenzy swimming activity in loggerhead, green, and leatherback hatchling sea turtles. Copeia 1992:478–484.
74	Wyneken, J., M. Goff, and L. Glenn. 1994. The trials and tribulations of swimming in the near-shore environment. Pages 169–171 in K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, D. A. Johnson, and P. J. Eliazar, compilers. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-351.
75	Young, F. 1980. Hibernating sea turtles pose threat to harbor activities. Indigo, News Bulletin of the Florida Herpetological Society 1:83–84.

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