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Theses and Dissertations

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The sea turtles of South East Africa (PhD)

Author: George Hughes

Year: (1974)

Theme: Biology

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Environmental cues and sensory preferences directing the nesting process in loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta, nesting in Maputaland, South Africa (MSc)

Author: Wayne Brazier

Year: 2012

Theme: Nest site selection

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Factors affecting survivorship of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles of South Africa (MSc)

Author: Anje De Wet

Year: 2012

Theme: Survivorship

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Migratory ecology of sea turtles (PhD)

Author: Nathan Robinson

Year: 2014

Theme: Spatial Distribution

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The effects of turtle-introduced nutrients on beach ecosystems (MSc)

Author: Diane Le Gouvello

Year: 2015

Theme: Ecology

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Nest site fidelity and nest site selection of loggerhead, Caretta caretta, and leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea, turtles in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (MSc)

Author: Marie Botha

Year: 2010

Theme: Nest site fidelity

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The effect of incubation temperature on hatching success and hatchling sex ratios of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in KwaZulu­Natal, South Africa (MSc)

Author: Melissa Boonzaaier

Year: 2011

Theme: Sex ratios

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Ecological Risk Assessment of Fisheries on Sea Turtles in the South Western Indian Ocean (MSc)

Author: Bernice Mellet

Year: 2015

Theme: Ecological Risk Assessment

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The distribution of South African loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles as indicated by epibionts and stable isotopes (MSc)

Author: Christopher Nolte

Year: 2018

Theme: Health and distribution

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The effect of Casuarina trees on sea turtle nesting beaches throughout the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia regions: A beach vulnerability assessment (MSc)

Author: Deidre De Vos

Year: 2018

Theme: Beach

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Nest site selection and nest site fidelity in sea turtles (MSc)

Author: Michaela King 

Year: 2023

Theme: Nest fidelity and site selection

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Comparison of the population growth potential of South African loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles (PhD)

Author: Jenny Tucek

Year: 2014

Theme: Population Growth and sex ratios

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Zoning the Southwestern Indian Ocean to mitigate impacts from ocean-based hydrocarbon exploration and production on sea turtles

Author: Dirk Pretorius

Year: 2018

Theme: EIAs and Hydrocarbon Threats

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Defining the potential ecological roles of three sea turtle species (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas and Eretmochelys imbricata) along the eastern seaboard of South Africa (MSc)

Author: Ryan Rambaran

Year: 2020

Theme: Ecological Role

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Investigating the fitness of sea turtles nesting in South Africa (PhD)

Author: Diane Le Gouvello

Year: 2019

Theme: Fitness traits

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