The internesting interval separates successive clutches of sea turtle eggs, and its duration
varies both among and within species. Here, we review the potential physiological limits to …

Sea turtles generally lay several clutches of eggs in a single nesting season. While a
negative correlation between water temperatures and the time required between constitutive …

Neonatal ectotherms face a wide range of environmental hazards because of the diverse
habitats that they inhabit and their small body sizes; this is especially true among turtles that …

The effect of water dynamics is well known for some aspects of turtle biology, particularly for
egg incubation. The role water plays during migration from the nest to the aquatic …

Turtles are a small taxon that has nevertheless attracted much attention from biologists for
centuries. However, a major portion of their life cycle has received relatively little attention …

The metabolic theory of ecology (MTE) predicts that, after correcting for body mass variation
among organisms, the rates of most biological processes will vary as a universal function of …

Flexible-shelled eggs of common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) were halfburied in
wet (water potential=-150 kPa) or dry vermiculite (water potential=-950 kPa), and then were …

Female Testudines can store viable sperm for a long time. Among marine species, a single
insemination is often enough to sire a female's entire reproductive output for a nesting …

Temperate species of turtles hatch from eggs in late summer. The hatchlings of some
species leave their natal nest to hibernate elsewhere on land or under water, whereas …

Effective management of sea turtle populations in the future will require an understanding of
exogenous and endogenous factors that may influence aspects of their reproduction …