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Publications
Valverde, R.A., Stabenau, E., and MacKenzie, D.S. Physiology of ridley sea turtles. In: “Biology and Conservation of ridley turtles”. Plotkin, P. and Morreale, S (eds.). In Press.
 
Seasholtz, A.F., Valverde, R.A., Denver, R.J. (2002). Corticotropin-releasing hormone-binding protein (CRH-BP): From fishes to mammals. Journal of Endocrinology, 175: 89-97.
 
Valverde, R.A., Denver, R.J., Cortright, D.N., and Seasholtz, A. (2001). Biochemical characterization and expression analysis of corticotropin-releasing hormone binding protein of Xenopus laevis. Molecular & Cellular Endocrinology, 173: 29-40.
 
Valverde, R.A., Owens, D.W., MacKenzie, D.S., and Amoss, M.S. (1999). Basal and stress-induced corticosterone levels in olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in relation to their mass nesting behavior. The Journal of Experimental Zoology, 284: 652 662
 
Valverde, R.A. (1999). Letter to the editors: On the Ostional affair.  Marine Turtle Newsletter, 86: 6-8
 
Valverde, R.A. and Gates, C.E. (1999). Population surveys on mass nesting beaches.  In: Eckert, K., K. Bjorndal, A. Abreu and M. Donnelly (eds.).  Research and Management Techniques for the Conservation of Sea Turtles. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group.  Pub. No. 4, pp. 56-60
 
Valverde, R.A., Cornelius, S.E., and Mo, C.L.  (1998). Decline of the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting assemblage at Nancite beach, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 3: 58-63
 
Lahanas, P.N., Bjorndal, K.A., Bolten, A.B., Encalada, S.E., Miyamoto, M.M., Valverde, R.A., and Bowen, B.W. (1998). Genetic composition of a green turtle feeding ground population: Evidence for multiple origins. Marine Biology, 130: 345-352
 
Gates, C.E., Valverde, R.A., Mo, C., Chaves, A.C., Ballestero, J., and Peskin, J. 1996. Estimating arribada size using the instantaneous count procedure.  Journal of Agricultural, Biological and  Environmental Statistics 1(3): 275 287