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Molly Lutcavage
Researcher at University of Massachusetts Boston
Publications - 86
Citations - 5001
Molly Lutcavage is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Boston. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuna & Thunnus. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 84 publications receiving 4563 citations. Previous affiliations of Molly Lutcavage include University of British Columbia & University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Reproductive status and body condition of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine, 2000–2002
TL;DR: The presence of smaller Females in stage 6 arriving at the same time as larger females in stage 1 indicates that Western Atlantic bluefin tuna may have an asynchronous reproductive schedule and may mature at a smaller size than the currently accepted paradigm suggests.
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Foraging ecology of leatherback sea turtles in the Western North Atlantic determined through multi-tissue stable isotope analyses
TL;DR: Mixing model results suggest that leatherbacks foraging off Massachusetts primarily consume the scyphozoan jellyfishes, Cyanea capillata and Chrysaora quinquecirrha, and ctenophores, while a smaller proportion of their diet comes from holoplanktonic salps and sea butterflies (Cymbuliidae).
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Investigations of Horizontal Movements of Atlantic Swordfish Using Pop-up Satellite Archival Tags
TL;DR: In this paper, the long-distance horizontal movements of swordfish tagged in Canadian waters are described, using information obtained from pop-up satellite archival tags, some of which remained attached to the fish for up to 411 days.
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Behaviour and buoyancy regulation in the deepest-diving reptile: the leatherback turtle.
Sabrina Fossette,Adrian C. Gleiss,Andy E. Myers,Steve Garner,Nikolai Liebsch,Nicholas M. Whitney,Graeme C. Hays,Rory P. Wilson,Molly Lutcavage +8 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the low body temperature of this marine ectotherm compared with that of endotherms might help reduce the risk of bubble formation by increasing the solubility of nitrogen in the blood and explain the particular ecological niche the leatherback turtle occupies among marine reptiles.
Decline in condition of northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the Gulf of Maine
TL;DR: A decline in northern bluefin tuna somatic condition could indicate substantial changes in the bottom-up transfer of energy in the Gulf of Maine, shifts in their reproductive or migratory patterns, impacts of fishing pressure, or synergistic effects from multiple causes.