Embryo deformities and nesting trends in Kemp’s ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys kempii before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Embryo deformities and nesting trends in Kemp’s ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys kempii before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Kemp’s ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys kempii were disproportionately affected by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, which began on 20 April 2010. Embryo deformities were documented in inviable L. kempii eggs before (2008-2010) and after (2011-2013) the DWH spill in 2 Texas (USA) nesting areas (...

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Main Authors: DJ Shaver, C Gredzens, JS Walker, CAJ Godard-Codding, JE Yacabucci, A Frey, PH Dutton, CJ Schmitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2021-03-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v44/p277-289/

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