Linscott, Bethan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5148-4066
Wallace, Amy A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1719-1379
Becerra-Valdivia, Lorena https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5501-5347
Harris, Matt R. P. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3726-2376
Fireman, Alexandra L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4795-3373
Bennett, Jenna D. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7837-9412
Patterson, William F. III https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7588-7038
Vander Zanden, Hannah B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3366-5116
Funding for this research was provided by:
FLRACEP (4710-1129-00-B)
Article History
Received: 18 July 2025
Accepted: 29 December 2025
First Online: 28 January 2026
Declarations
:
: Authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: All turtle scute collections and tissue dissections were carried out under Marine Turtle Permits MTP-20-016, MTP-21-016, and MTP-22-016 granted by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the University of Florida Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocol number 202001985.