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The average passage time of food through the sirenian hindgut is about a week.

Jay Flint discussed the economics and cost associated with sea turtle rehabilitation.  Imagine you are advocating for more funds to be spent on sea turtle population recovery rather than the rehabilitation of individual animals.  What are 3 initiatives you could suggest to invest in?

Social signals in alligators include

According to known manatee karyotypes, how many chromosomes does the Florida manatee have?

Sea turtles are either herbivorous or carnivorous and maintain the same ecological role in food webs throughout their entire lives.

Sirenians have both a reduced olfactory bulb and fewer taste buds compared to terrestrial mammals.

According to the Jaylene Flint et al reading, which of the following primary presenting problems for stranded turtles resulted in the most re-strandings?

A female alligator’s reproductive tract is very similar to that of

Manatee dentition can be described by all of the following terms, except:

What are some common causes for crocodilians to present with an abnormal position in the water?