Incubation temperature effects on hatchling performance in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).

Incubation temperature has significant developmental effects on oviparous animals, including affecting sexual differentiation for several species. Incubation temperature also affects traits that can influence survival, a theory that is verified in this study for the Northwest Atlantic loggerhead sea...

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Main Authors: Leah R Fisher, Matthew H Godfrey, David W Owens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114880