Hatching and emergence success in green turtle Chelonia mydas nests in the Galápagos Islands

The interactions of numerous abiotic and biotic factors experienced by sea turtle embryos during incubation affect their survival. In this study we determined the hatching and emergence success of green turtles Chelonia mydas from nests on 4 beaches on the Galápagos Islands, one of the most importan...

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Main Authors: P Zárate, KA Bjorndal, M Parra, PH Dutton, JA Seminoff, AB Bolten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2013-10-01
Series:Aquatic Biology
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/ab/v19/n3/p217-229/