Evolution, Perturbation, and Preservation of the Leatherback Sea Turtle Draft #1

This discussion topic submitted by Margot Doremus (greenchakera@cheerful.com) at 15:54 on 2/15/99. Additions were last made on Thursday, April 26, 2001.

Tentative Outline:
I will be focusing on the leatherback
I. Evolutionary History
II. Reproductivity
III. Preservation
IV. Relationship to jellyfish
V. Dangers posed by humans

URLs
http://www.tnc.org/infield/species/oldprofiles/leatherback/
http://www.turtles.org/leatherd.htm
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/endang/lethback.htm
http://www.earthwatch.org/x/Xdutton.html
http://www.outdoorns.com/news/leatherback.turtle.htm
http://www.fws.gov/r9endspp/i/c/sac0d.html
http://www.coas.drexel.edu/environ/leatherback/core.html
http://www.coas.drexel.edu/environ/leatherback/encyclop.html
http://swflorida.com/turtletime/index.html
http://www.earthtrust.org/turtle.html


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