Gillis, Anthony J. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-0904
Wildermann, Natalie E. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0317-6832
Ceriani, Simona A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4798-4786
Seminoff, Jeffrey A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3654-9957
Fuentes, Mariana M. P. B. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-824X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (CS 230_16)
Article History
Received: 3 March 2020
Accepted: 3 October 2020
First Online: 22 October 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Further, there are no conflicts of or competing interests associated with this project or manuscript preparation.
: Sampling carried out for this project was permitted under the Bahamian research permits (MAMR/LIA/22) and Florida State University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee permit (Protocol #1521). All sampling techniques and out-of-water handling times, as set out in the IACUC permit, were strictly followed ensuring the proper care of each individual turtle sampled. Further, international transportation of endangered species samples was permitted under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species permit (USFWS CITES Import Permit #16US844694/9 and Bahamas CITES Export Permit #2016/516).
: Consent for participation is not applicable to this study as there were no human test subjects.