Sex ratios of leatherback turtles: Hatchery translocation decreases metabolic heating and female bias

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-204

  Sieg, Annette E ^a   Binckley, Christopher A ^b   Wallace, Bryan P ^c,d   Tomillo, Pilar Santidrián ^e   Reina, Richard D ^f   Paladino, Frank V ^g   Spotila, James R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Global Marine Division Conservation International   (United States)

^d Division of Marine Science and Conservation   (United States)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermochelys coriacea; Doomed egg translocation; Hatchlings; Male production; Temperature dependent sex determination

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA;

EID: 84861363299     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00372     Document Type: Article

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