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Investigating the effects of nest shading on the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling phenotype in the Ogasawara islands using a field-based split clutch experiment.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology - 1 Nov 2020
Kobayashi Shohei, Endo Daisuke, Kondo Satomi, Kitayama Chiyo, Ogawa Ryuta, Arai Katsuhiko, Watanabe Gen, Kawaguchi Maiko
Abstract excerpt
The Ogasawara Islands are an important rookery for the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the North Pacific. Green turtles possess temperature-dependent sex determination, and warmer incubation temperatures produce more females than males. Therefore, conservation practices such as nest shading may be required for this population to mitigate the effect of global warming on their sex ratio. To consider the...
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