Metabolic heating in Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle clutches

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 334, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 151-157

  Zbinden, Judith A ^a   Margaritoulis, Dimitris ^b   Arlettaz, Raphaël ^a  

^a Zoological Institute   (Switzerland)

^b Solomou   (Greece)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Hatchling sex ratio; Mediterranean; Metabolic heating; Temperature dependent sex determination

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; INCUBATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; NEST; SEX RATIO; TURTLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; IONIAN ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; ZAKYNTHOS [IONIAN ISLANDS];

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33646855804     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.01.021     Document Type: Article

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