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Suggested citation for this sentence marked 'citation needed': Eggs, hatched or unhatched, and hatchlings that fail to make it into the ocean are nutrient sources for dune vegetation.[citation needed]

Dune Vegetation Fertilization by Nesting Sea Turtles Laura B. Hannan, James D. Roth, Llewellyn M. Ehrhart and John F. Weishampel Ecology Vol. 88, No. 4 (Apr., 2007), pp. 1053-1058 (6 pages) Published By: Wiley https://www.jstor.org/stable/27651194 110.145.165.82 (talk) 06:44, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 13:21, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A line in the thermoregulation section makes a claim about Leatherback sea turtles being endotherms, using Mcneill et al (2008) as a reference. "However leatherback sea turtles (family Dermochelyidae) are endotherms because they can maintain a body temperature 8 °C (14 °F) warmer than the ambient water.[40]" The article referenced does state that leatherbacks can maintain their body temperature 8 °C above ambient, but does not claim that they are endotherms. In their 1990 paper, "Metabolism of leatherback turtles, gigantothermy, and thermoregulation of dinosaurs", Paladino et al. describe how leatherbacks maintain their internal body temperatures above ambient through a process coined "gigantothermy". This is distinct from endothermy in that leatherbacks are not maintaining body temperature through high metabolic rates, but instead through low metabolic rates with high a high degree of thermal insulation from extreme size and periphery tissue. I have edited the article to reflect this.

Gjcrew (talk) 21:25, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Filling a gap in information on navigational sensory modalities by describing magnetic field sensing ability in sea turtle species and how it is used in navigation. Gjcrew (talk) 14:38, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can a confirmed user take a look at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/17/texas-winter-storm-sea-turtles-cold-stunned and make changes to this article, thanks 2A00:23C6:3B82:8500:91B6:B260:2506:6BF3 (talk) 01:03, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Change "It takes decades for sea turtles to reach sexual maturity," to "Sea turtles are thought to reach sexual maturity from about 10−20 years old depending on species and methodology. However, reliable estimates are difficult to ascertain."

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^{[3] [4]} Hbm0r (talk) 19:42, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done I can't check the sources, but will AGF since the previous statement was uncited. small jars tc 21:11, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Where is the section on locomotion? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:43, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Please change "Tortugero" to "Tortuguero" in the sentence "Since the creation of a sea turtle ecotourism-based economy, Tortugero annually houses thousands of tourists who visit the protected 35-kilometre (22 mi) beach that hosts sea turtle walks and nesting grounds." "Tortuguero" is the correct spelling ~2026-10124-65 (talk) 05:15, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 05:23, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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