Climate Change and Green Sea Turtle Sex Ratio—Preventing Possible Extinction

Climate change poses a threat to species with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). A recent study on green sea turtles (<i>Chelonia mydas)</i> at the northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR) showed a highly female-skewed sex ratio with almost all juvenile turtles being female. This sh...

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Main Authors: Jana Blechschmidt, Meike J. Wittmann, Chantal Blüml
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/5/588