Correlations between local geoclimatic variables and hatchling body size in the sea turtles Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas

Correlations between local geoclimatic variables and hatchling body size in the sea turtles Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas

Abstract It has been widely demonstrated that air and sand temperatures influence the anatomy of sea turtle hatchlings. We examined the impact of precipitation during the nesting season on the hatchling body size of loggerhead and green turtles from 37 beaches worldwide. Longitudinal data collected...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Omar Rafael Regalado Fernández, Parima Parsi-Pour, John A. Nyakatura, Jeanette Wyneken, Ingmar Werneburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-08-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Green turtle
Loggerhead sea turtle
Marine turtles
Hatchlings
Carapace
Precipitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02290-7

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02290-7

Similar Items