The Effect of Air Temperature on the Incubation Period and Hatching Success of In Situ Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Clutches in Broward County, Florida
The survival rates of pre-emergent sea turtle hatchlings are critically dependent upon temperature. This study aimed to determine if changes in air temperature can explain some of the variability in hatching success observed over a 12 year period for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nests in...
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NSUWorks
2013
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| Online Access: | http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/163 http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1235&context=occ_stuetd |