Nest site selection and hatching success of hawksbill and loggerhead sea turtles (Testudines, Cheloniidae) at Arembepe Beach, northeastern Brazil

Nest site selection and hatching success of hawksbill and loggerhead sea turtles (Testudines, Cheloniidae) at Arembepe Beach, northeastern Brazil

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Nest site selection influences the hatching success of sea turtles and represents a crucial aspect of their reproductive process. Arembepe Beach, in the State of Bahia, northeastern Brazil, is a known nest site for Caretta caretta and Eretmochelys imbricata. For the nesting seasons in 2004/2005 and...

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Main Authors: Thiago Zagonel Serafini, Gustave Gilles Lopez, Pedro Luís Bernardo da Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-06-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
Subjects:
Testudines
Cheloniidae
Caretta caretta
Eretmochelys imbricata
nesting preference
conservation
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/42707

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