Theses and Dissertations
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The sea turtles of South East Africa (PhD)
Author: George Hughes
Year: (1974)
Theme: Biology
Environmental cues and sensory preferences directing the nesting process in loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta, nesting in Maputaland, South Africa (MSc)
Author: Wayne Brazier
Year: 2012
Theme: Nest site selection
Factors affecting survivorship of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles of South Africa (MSc)
Author: Anje De Wet
Year: 2012
Theme: Survivorship
Nest site fidelity and nest site selection of loggerhead, Caretta caretta, and leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea, turtles in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (MSc)
Author: Marie Botha
Year: 2010
Theme: Nest site fidelity
The effect of incubation temperature on hatching success and hatchling sex ratios of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa (MSc)
Author: Melissa Boonzaaier
Year: 2011
Theme: Sex ratios
Ecological Risk Assessment of Fisheries on Sea Turtles in the South Western Indian Ocean (MSc)
Author: Bernice Mellet
Year: 2015
Theme: Ecological Risk Assessment
Nest site selection and nest site fidelity in sea turtles (MSc)
Author: Michaela King
Year: 2023
Theme: Nest fidelity and site selection
Comparison of the population growth potential of South African loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles (PhD)
Author: Jenny Tucek
Year: 2014
Theme: Population Growth and sex ratios
Zoning the Southwestern Indian Ocean to mitigate impacts from ocean-based hydrocarbon exploration and production on sea turtles
Author: Dirk Pretorius
Year: 2018
Theme: EIAs and Hydrocarbon Threats
Migratory ecology of sea turtles (PhD)
Author: Nathan Robinson
Year: 2014
Theme: Spatial Distribution
The effects of turtle-introduced nutrients on beach ecosystems (MSc)
Author: Diane Le Gouvello
Year: 2015
Theme: Ecology
The distribution of South African loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles as indicated by epibionts and stable isotopes (MSc)
Author: Christopher Nolte
Year: 2018
Theme: Health and distribution
The effect of Casuarina trees on sea turtle nesting beaches throughout the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia regions: A beach vulnerability assessment (MSc)
Author: Deidre De Vos
Year: 2018
Theme: Beach
Defining the potential ecological roles of three sea turtle species (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas and Eretmochelys imbricata) along the eastern seaboard of South Africa (MSc)
Author: Ryan Rambaran
Year: 2020
Theme: Ecological Role
Investigating the fitness of sea turtles nesting in South Africa (PhD)
Author: Diane Le Gouvello
Year: 2019
Theme: Fitness traits
Insights into the relative abundance, demographics and behaviour of sea turtles along the east coast of South Africa
Author: Natalie dos Santos
Year: 2023
Theme: In-water biology
Portfolio effect and bet-hedging adaptations in sea turtles
Author: Shaun Hoekstra
Year: 2024
Theme: Abundance trends