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Hatcheries are an efficient conservation tool for threatened sea turtle rookeries with high embryonic mortality
Loggerhead clutches suffered high mortality in-situ nests by ghost crabs and flooding. Relocating the doomed eggs to a hatchery reduced these risks.
Western Mediterranean basin: an increasingly frequent nesting site for loggerhead turtles
A loggerhead turtle nesting was detected on the urban beach of Los Boliches in Fuengirola (Málaga, Spain). The hatchlings have been included in a head-starting program in the Center for the...
Warmer incubation temperature influences sea turtle survival and nullifies the benefit of a female-biased sex ratio
Climate change plays a key role in the development and survival of oviparous ectotherms such as sea turtles. Higher environmental temperatures are expected to lead to increased production of female...
Anidación esporádica descubre la colonización exitosa de nuevas zonas por la tortuga boba
The colonisation of new suitable habitats is crucial for species survival at evolutionary scale under changing environmental conditions. However, colonisation potential may be limited by philopatry...