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1	Addison, D. S., and M. Kraus. 2001. Chelonia mydas and Caretta caretta (green turtle and loggerhead turtle). Out-of-season tag returns. Herpetological Review 32:249–250.
2	Allard, M. W., M. M. Miyamoto, K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, and B. W. Bowen. 1994. Support for natal homing in green turtles from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Copeia 1994:34–41.
3	Allen, L. 1994. Cast ashore: Florida's sea turtles search for a safe haven. Nature Conservancy 44(3):16–23.
4	Anonymous. 1971. Biological investigations of sea turtles to be carried out again this summer. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Florida Conservation News 6(8):6.
5	Anonymous. 1973. Baby turtle starts out to sea the world (travels 13,000 miles in a little over one year). Florida Department of Natural Resources, Florida Conservation News 8(10):1.
6	Anonymous. 1977. Green turtles: circling the Atlantic. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Florida Conservation News 12(8):6.
7	Audubon, J. J. 1926. The turtlers. Pages 194–202 in Delineations of American scenery and character. G. A. Baker, New York, New York, USA.
8	Bell, C. D., and J. Parsons. 2002. Cayman Turtle Farm head-starting project yields tangible success. Marine Turtle Newsletter No. 98:5–6.
9	Bowen, J. D. 1960. To save the green turtle. Americas 12(12):14–17.
10	Braun, J., S. P. Epperly, A. L. Bass, and D. W. Owens. 1997. Development of an index of sea turtle abundance in the Pamlico–Albemarle estuarine complex. Abstract in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 77th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 45th Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, and 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 26 June–2 July 1997, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
11	Breininger, D. R., M. J. Barkaszi, R. B. Smith, D. M. Oddy, and J. A. Provancha. 1994. Endangered and potentially endangered wildlife on John F. Kennedy Space Center and faunal integrity as a goal for maintaining biological diversity. NASA Technical Memorandum 109204, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. 451pp.
12	Carr, A. F., Jr., and D. K. Caldwell. 1956. The ecology and migration of sea turtles. I. Results of fieldwork in Florida, 1955. American Museum Novitates No. 1793. 23pp.
13	Carr, A. 1965. The navigation of the green turtle. Scientific American 212(5):78–86.
14	Carr, A. F., Jr., and D. Sweat. 1969. Long-range recovery of a tagged yearling Chelonia on the east coast of North America. Biological Conservation 1:341–342.
15	Carr, A., Jr., A. Meylan, K. Bjorndal, and T. Carr. 1982. Surveys of sea turtle populations and habitats in the western Atlantic. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-91. 82pp.
16	Carr, A. F., Jr. 1984. So excellent a fishe. Revised edition. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, USA. 280pp.
17	Carr, A. 1995. Notes on the behavioral ecology of sea turtles. Pages 19–26 in K. A. Bjorndal, editor. Biology and conservation of sea turtles. Revised edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
18	Ehrhart, L. M., W. E. Redfoot, and D. A. Bagley. 2000. Green turtles in three developmental habitats of the Florida Atlantic Coast: population structure, fibropapillomatosis and post-juvenile migratory destinations. Page 32 (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.
19	Encalada, S.E. 1996. Conservation genetics of Atlantic and Mediterranean green turtles: inferences from mtDNA sequences. Pages 33–40 in B. W. Bowen and W. N. Witzell, editors. Proceedings of the international symposium on sea turtle conservation and genetics. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-396.
20	Estep, L. K. 2000. A telemetric study of the surfacing and submergence behavior of green turtles (Chelonia mydas). B.S. Thesis, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. 72pp.
21	Flores, I. 1995. Researchers track turtle migrations with the latest in satellite technology. Reprinted in League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (April):27.
22	Foote, J., J. Sprinkel, T. Mueller, and J. McCarthy. 2000. An overview of twelve years of tagging data from Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas nesting habitat along the central Gulf Coast of Florida, USA. Pages 280–283 in H. J. Kalb and T. Wibbels, compilers. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-443.
23	Garduno, M., A. Maldonado, R. Marquez, B. Schroeder, and G. Balazs. 2000. Satellite tracking of an adult male and female green turtle from Yucatan in the Gulf of Mexico. Pages 158–159 in H. Kalb and T. Wibbels, compilers. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-443.
24	Henwood, T. A. 1987. Sea turtles of the southeastern United States, with emphasis on the life history and population dynamics of the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta. Dissertation, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 181pp.
25	Henwood, T. A., and L. H. Ogren. 1987. Distribution and migrations of immature Kemp's ridley turtles (Lepidochelys kempi) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) off Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Northeast Gulf Science 9:153–159.
26	Hirth, H. F. 1971. Synopsis of biological data on the green turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus) 1758. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 85.
27	Hopkins, S. R., and J. I. Richardson, editors. 1984. A recovery plan for marine turtles. National Marine Fisheries Service, Washington, D.C., USA. 355pp.
28	Lahanas, P. N., K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, S. E. Encalada, M. M. Miyamoto, R. A. Valverde, and B. W. Bowen. 1998. Genetic composition of a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding ground population: evidence for multiple origins. Marine Biology (Berlin) 130:345–352.
29	Lewin, R. 1989. New look at turtle migration mystery. Science 243:1009.
30	Lohmann, K. J., M. Salmon, and J. Wyneken. 1990. Functional autonomy of land and sea orientation systems in sea turtle hatchlings. Biological Bulletin Marine Biology Laboratory (Woods Hole) 179:214–218.
31	Lohmann, C. M. F., and K. J. Lohmann. 1994. Orientation into waves by free-swimming green turtles. Pages 93–94 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.
32	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.
33	Mann, T. M. 1978. Impact of developed coastline on nesting and hatchling sea turtles in southeastern Florida. Pages 53–55 in G. E. Henderson, editor. Proceedings of the Florida and interregional conference on sea turtles. Florida Marine Research Publication No. 33.
34	Mendonca, M. T., and L. M. Ehrhart. 1978. Preliminary findings of population structure and movements in a lagoonal sea turtle population. ASB Bulletin 25:74 (abstract).
35	Mendonca, M. T. 1978. Preliminary observations on movements and food habits of lagoonal sub-adult green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Abstract in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Association of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 26th Annual Meeting of The Herpetologists' League, and 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 31 May–2 June 1978, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
36	Mendonca, M. T. 1981. Movements and feeding ecology of immature green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA. 79pp.
37	Mendonca, M. T., and L. M. Ehrhart. 1982. Activity, population size and structure of immature Chelonia mydas and Caretta caretta in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Copeia 1982:161–167.
38	Mendonca, M. T. 1983. Movements and feeding ecology of immature green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in a Florida lagoon. Copeia 1983:1013–1023.
39	Meylan, A. B., B. W. Bowen, and J. C. Avise. 1990. A genetic test of the natal homing versus social facilitation models for green turtle migration. Science 248:724–727.
40	Morreale, S. J., and E. A. Standora. 1995. Cumulative evidence of southward migration of juvenile sea turtles from temperate northeastern waters. Pages 85–86 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.
41	Morris, G. 1980. Florida's headstart for turtles. Southern Living 15(3):22, 24, 26–27.
42	Mosier, A. E., and T. J. Leary. 1998. Mapping marine turtle satellite telemetry data using a Geographic Information System (GIS). Page 109 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.
43	Mota, M. J. 2000. Baseline data on the seaward orientation of Atlantic loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Florida green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtle hatchlings on a naturally lit beach in east central Florida. Pages 166–168 in H. J. Kalb and T. Wibbels, compilers. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-443.
44	Musick, J. A., and C. J. Limpus. 1997. Habitat utilization and migration of juvenile sea turtles. Pages 137–163 in P. L. Lutz and J. A. Musick, editors. The biology of sea turtles. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
45	Nelson, D. A. 1994. Preliminary assessment of juvenile green sea turtle behavior in the Trident submarine basin Patrick AFB, Florida. Pages 104–108 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.
46	Peare, T., and P. G. Parker. 1996. Local genetic structure within two rookeries of Chelonia mydas (the green turtle). Heredity 77:619–628.
47	Provancha, J., M. Mota, R. Lowes, D. Scheidt, and M. Corsello. 1998. Relative abundance and distribution of marine turtles inhabiting Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, U.S.A. Pages 84–85 in S. P. Epperly and J. Braun, compilers. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-415.
48	Quintana, C. 1997. Scientists use high-tech satellite tags to track green sea turtles. Reprinted in League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (March):26.
49	Raymond, P. W. 1984. Sea turtle hatchling disorientation and artificial beachfront lighting: a review of the problem and possible solutions. Center for Environmental Education, Washington, D.C., USA. 72pp.
50	Rebel, T. P. 1974. Sea turtles and the turtle industry of the West Indies, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Revised edition. University of Miami Press., Coral Gables, Florida, USA. 250pp.
51	Roberts, M. A. 1998. Global population genetic structure and male-mediated gene flow in the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas): analysis of microsatellite loci. M.S. Thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. 45pp.
52	Rudloe, J. 1979. Time of the turtle. Penguin Books, New York, New York, USA. 273pp.
53	Rudloe, A., and J. Rudloe. 1994. Sea turtles: in a race for survival. National Geographic Magazine 185(2):94–121.
54	Schmid, J. R. 1995. Marine turtle populations of the east-central coast of Florida: results of tagging studies of Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1986–1991. Fishery Bulletin 93:139–151.
55	Schmid, J. R. 1998. Marine turtle populations on the west-central coast of Florida: results of tagging studies at the Cedar Key, Florida, 1986–1995. Fishery Bulletin 96:589–602.
56	Schroeder, B. A., L. M. Ehrhart, and G. H. Balazs. 1996. Post-nesting movements of Florida green turtles: preliminary results from satellite telemetry. Page 289 in J. A. Keinath, D. E. Barnard, J. A. Musick, and B. A. Bell, compilers. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-387.
57	Schroeder, B. A., and G. H. Balazs. 2000. Design and field testing of an internal helix antenna satellite transmitter. Pages 30–31 in H. J. Kalb and T. Wibbels, compilers. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-443.
58	Stewart, V. 1977. Marine Research Lab probes secrets of the sea. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Florida Conservation News 12(7):3–5.
59	Troeng, S., R. Wershoven, and E. Harrison. 2003. Juvenile green turtle tagged in Florida recorded at Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Marine Turtle Newsletter No. 99:19.
60	Wershoven, R., and J. Wershoven. 1989. Juvenile green turtles in a developmental habitat. Underwater Naturalist 18(1):14–17.
61	Witham, R., R. M. Gallagher, and M. L. Hollinger. 1973. Tracking green turtles with fluorescent dye. Progressive Fish-Culturist 35:239–240.
62	Witham, R. 1976. Evidence for ocean-current mediated dispersal in young green turtles (Chelonia mydas). M.S. Thesis, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA. 48pp.
63	Witham, P. R. 1977. Evidence for current-mediated dispersal in young green turtles, Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus). 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.
64	Witham, R. 1980. The "lost year" question in young sea turtles. American Zoologist 20:525–530.
65	Witham, R. 1991. On the ecology of young sea turtles. Florida Scientist 54:179–190.
66	Witherington, B. E. 1989. Beach lighting and the seaward orientation of hatchling sea turtles. Pages 189–190 (abstract) 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.
67	Witherington, B. E., and K. A. Bjorndal. 1991. Influences of wavelength and intensity on hatchling sea turtle phototaxis: implications for sea-finding behavior. Copeia 1991:1060–1069.
68	Witherington, B. E. 1992. Sea-finding behavior and the use of photic orientation cues by hatchling sea turtles (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, Eretmochelys imbricata, Lepidochelys olivacea). Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 240pp.
69	Wyneken, J., and M. Salmon. 1992. Frenzy and postfrenzy swimming activity in loggerhead, green, and leatherback hatchling sea turtles. Copeia 1992:478–484.
70	Zieman, J. C., and R. T. Zieman. 1989. The ecology of the seagrass meadows of the West coast of Florida: a community profile. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Report 85(7.25). 155pp.

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