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Un nuevo proyecto pide colaboración ciudadana para el seguimiento de tortugas marinas
Citizen sea science platform Observadores del Mar, with the scientific lead by the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC, launches the project “Sea turtles”. Anyone can send information and...
Loggerhead turtles nest more at mixed sand beaches where predation by ghost crabs is lower
A group of researchers, with the participation of the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC, has carried out a study to know if the predation rate of loggerhead turtle nests changes across...
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...