Hatching Success Rather Than Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination as the Main Driver of Olive Ridley (<i>Lepidochelys olivacea</i>) Nesting Activity in the Pacific Coast of Central America

In marine turtles, sex is determined during a precise period during incubation: males are produced at lower temperatures and females at higher temperatures, a phenomenon called temperature-dependent sex determination. Nest temperature depends on many factors, including solar radiation. Albedo is the...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Morales Mérida, Aude Helier, Adriana A. Cortés-Gómez, Marc Girondot
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/eb60afd7c79049e28daf78b7f7c78315
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