ABSTRACT
Since Archie Carr’s seminal work in the 1960s and 1970s and efforts by Karen Bjorndal and others in the 1980s and 1990s, feeding biology has been a relatively well-studied facet of sea turtle biology. This is opportune for the science of sea turtles considering that nutrient acquisition
9.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 211 9.2 Diet Composition .................................................................................................................. 213
9.2.1 Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea ............................................................. 213 9.2.2 Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas .................................................................................. 213 9.2.3 Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta caretta .......................................................................... 217 9.2.4 Hawksbill Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata ............................................................... 219 9.2.5 Olive Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea .............................................................220 9.2.6 Kemp’s Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys kempii ............................................................. 221 9.2.7 Flatback Turtle, Natator depressus ........................................................................... 221
9.3 Feeding Physiology ............................................................................................................... 221 9.3.1 Intake Rate ................................................................................................................ 222 9.3.2 Digestibility and Assimilation .................................................................................. 223 9.3.3 Passage Rate .............................................................................................................224 9.3.4 Specic Dynamic Action ..........................................................................................225
