Sun exposure, nest temperature and loggerhead turtle hatchlings: Implications for beach shading management strategies at sea turtle rookeries

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 451, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-114

  Wood, Apanie ^a,b   Booth, David T ^a   Limpus, Colin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Global warming; Incubation; Marine turtles; Nest; Reptiles; Shade

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; HATCHING; INCUBATION; LOCOMOTION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEST STRUCTURE; PHENOTYPE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SHADING; SOLAR RADIATION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA; MON REPOS; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84890325792     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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