Sedimentary characteristics and their effects on hatching success and incubation duration of Caretta caretta (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in Espirito Santo, Brazil

• Published in: Zoologia (Curitiba, Impresso)
• Main Authors: Lauana Schneider Fadini, Ary Gomes Silva, Paulo Dias Ferreira-Júnior
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011
• Subjects: Loggerhead sea turtle; ecology; nest; sediment; hatchling; Zoology; QL1-991; The Beaches; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702011000300005; https://doaj.org/article/399775a115f44fb38d7a251a9c70afb3

The beaches of Espírito Santo encompass the most important nesting sites of the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758), in the South Atlantic Ocean. Previous research has shown that, unlike other nesting sites in Brazil, Espírito Santo harbors a large percentage of male individuals,...