Oxidative Stress Is a Potential Cost of Synchronous Nesting in Olive Ridley Sea Turtles

Olive ridley sea turtles, <i>Lepidochelys olivacea</i>, exhibit a polymorphic reproductive behavior, nesting solitarily or in mass aggregations termed “arribadas”, where thousands of individuals nest synchronously. Arribada nesting provides fitness benefits including mate finding during...

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Main Authors: B. Gabriela Arango, David C. Ensminger, Diana Daniela Moreno-Santillán, Martha Harfush-Meléndez, Elpidio Marcelino López-Reyes, José Alejandro Marmolejo-Valencia, Horacio Merchant-Larios, Daniel E. Crocker, José Pablo Vázquez-Medina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Antioxidants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/9/1772