Figure 1: Turtle phylogeny and divergence time estimation by molecular clock analysis. Figure 2: Extensive expansion of olfactory receptor genes in turtles. Figure 3: The molecular divergence of ...

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A veterinarian has removed a 2-foot-long (0.61-meter-long) eel from the body cavity of a loggerhead sea turtle in the Florida Keys. Dr. Brooke Burkhalter needed three hours ...

ORMOND BEACH — Beach-goers discovered the body of a giant sea turtle Monday that washed ashore. “Somebody saw it washing in — they thought it was a big bag of garbage actually,” said ...

The shell is a composite structure derived from ribs, parts ... turtles is common: soft-shelled turtles have a greatly reduced bony shell and have lost the dermal peripheral elements of the ...

“The sea turtle’s unique body shape, the morphology of their flippers ... Ozkan-Aydin broke down sea turtles’ evolutionary design into a few key parts: an oval-shaped frame, four ...

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A veterinarian has removed a 2-foot-long (0.61-meter-long) eel from the body cavity of a loggerhead sea turtle in the Florida Keys. Dr. Brooke Burkhalter needed three hours ...

Dozens of tiny pieces of plastic dot the counter top next to the dead baby sea turtle. The 104 remnants, which range from a wrapper to a twist tie used in trash bags, were found inside a baby sea ...

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) - A veterinarian has removed a 2-foot-long (0.61-meter-long) eel from the body cavity of a loggerhead sea turtle in the Florida Keys. Dr. Brooke Burkhalter needed three hours ...