Distribution patterns of epibiotic barnacles on the Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, nesting in Iran
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100527
Abstract: Abstract The hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata,) is a critically endangered species of marine turtle that occurs in the Persian Gulf. The present study analyzed the frequency and distribution of epibiont barnacles residing on 122 the… read more here.
Keywords: eretmochelys imbricata; flippers head; carapace plastron; hawksbill turtle ... See more keywords
Feminization of hawksbill turtle hatchlings in the twenty-first century at an important regional nesting aggregation
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DOI: 10.3354/esr01104
Abstract: Projected climate change is forecasted to have significant effects on biological systems worldwide. Marine turtles in particular may be vulnerable, as the sex of their offspring is determined by their incubating temperature, termed temperature-dependent sex… read more here.
Keywords: feminization; primary sex; hawksbill turtle; century ... See more keywords