Effects of nest relocation on nest temperature and embryonic development of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta c retta)

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Tuttle, Jacob ^a,b   Rostal, David ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; critical period; embryonic development; pivotal temperature; temperature dependent sex determination (TSD)

Indexed keywords

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77953850312     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0769.1     Document Type: Article

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