Operational sex ratio estimated from drone surveys for a species threatened by climate warming

MN Staines, CE Smith, CA Madden Hof, DT Booth… - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
Rising sand temperatures resulting from climate warming may cause the 'feminization'of sea
turtle populations, which have temperature-dependent sex determination. In July and …

Comparison of UAV and boat surveys for detecting changes in breeding population dynamics of sea turtles

A Yaney-Keller, R San Martin, RD Reina - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Surveying the breeding population of a given species can be difficult for many logistic
reasons. Marine turtles are a challenging taxon for the study of reproductive ecology and …

Potential feminization of Red Sea turtle hatchlings as indicated by in situ sand temperature profiles

LK Tanabe, J Ellis, I Elsadek… - … Science and Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change poses a serious threat to species that demonstrate temperature‐dependent
sex determination, including marine turtles. Increased temperatures can result in highly …

Detecting elusive aspects of wildlife ecology using drones: New insights on the mating dynamics and operational sex ratios of sea turtles

G Schofield, KA Katselidis, MKS Lilley… - Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Offspring and breeding (operational) sex ratios (OSR) are a key component of demographic
studies. While offspring sex ratios are often relatively easy to measure, measuring OSR s is …

Feminization of a mixed-stock foraging aggregation of immature green turtles (Chelonia mydas), 1975–2018

AB Meylan, B Brost, LJ Conrad, SH Denison… - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Marine turtles exhibit temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), and there is
widespread concern that global warming is raising nest incubation temperatures, resulting in …

Production of male hatchlings at a remote South Pacific green sea turtle rookery: conservation implications in a female-dominated world

JO Laloë, J Monsinjon, C Gaspar, M Touron, Q Genet… - Marine Biology, 2020 - Springer
Sea turtles have temperature-dependent sex determination, with males being produced at
low incubation temperatures and females at high temperatures within the thermal range for …

Balanced primary sex ratios and resilience to climate change in a major sea turtle population

AR Patrício, A Marques, C Barbosa… - Marine Ecology …, 2017 - int-res.com
Global climate change is expected to have major impacts on biodiversity. Sea turtles have
temperature-dependent sex determination, and many populations produce highly female …

Key parameters describing temperature-dependent sex determination in the southernmost population of loggerhead sea turtles

L Woolgar, S Trocini, N Mitchell - Journal of experimental marine biology …, 2013 - Elsevier
All marine turtles have temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), and there is
mounting evidence that climate change has increased sand temperatures at some …

A review of how the biology of male sea turtles may help mitigate female-biased hatchling sex ratio skews in a warming climate

GC Hays, T Shimada, G Schofield - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
In a warming climate, male sea turtles may become increasingly rare due to temperature-
dependent sex determination with females being produced at warmer temperatures. Hence …

[PDF][PDF] Environmental warming and feminization of one of the largest sea turtle populations in the world

MP Jensen, CD Allen, T Eguchi, IP Bell, EL LaCasella… - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
Climate change affects species and ecosystems around the globe [1]. The impacts of rising
temperature are particularly pertinent in species with temperature-dependent sex …