Turtles lay their eggs on land in underground nests and embryos take about two months to
incubate to hatching. During this time, turtle embryos grow in size and consume much of the …

Hatchling turtles typically emerge from underground nests in groups, so the nest escape
process may represent another example of animals sharing a task (in this case, digging out …

ABSTRACT A potential advantage of group movement in animals is increased locomotion
efficiency. This implies a reduced energetic cost for individuals that occur in larger groups …

Freshwater turtles can construct their nest in a wide range of soil types, and because
different soil types have different physical characteristics such as particle size distribution …

Sea turtle nests are constructed in sand at the bases of sand dunes, and the distance
between nests and the surf may exceed 30 m. Hatchlings must emerge from nests and …

Sea turtle nests were compared to determine the effects of nest depth on hatchling
anaerobic metabolism in Juno Beach, Florida, USA. In situ nests of 3 species (Caretta …

The caloric value of posthatching yolk (7,949±132 cal/g AFDM) and hatchlings minus yolk
(6,712±29 cal/g AFDM) from one Caretta caretta clutch did not change from hatching …

I estimated standard metabolic rates (SMR) using measurements of oxygen consumption
rates of embryos and unfed, resting hatchlings of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys …

Sea turtle hatchlings rely on their finite energy reserve to sustain embryonic development in
underground nests and during the first few days of their post-hatch life, including nest …

Just as organisms do not passively exist in their environment, developing sea turtle embryos
affect their own incubation microclimate by producing metabolic heat and other waste …