Global warming could threaten over 400 species with temperature‐dependent sex
determination (TSD) worldwide, including all species of sea turtle. During embryonic …

Sea turtles present a model for the potential impacts of climate change on imperiled species,
with projected warming generating concern about their persistence. Various sea turtle life …

Climate change threatens species with temperature-dependent sex determination as further
warming could result in extremely biased sex ratios or offspring of only one sex. Among the …

For reptiles, the incubation environment experienced by embryos during development plays
a major role in many biological processes. The unprecedented rate of climate change …

Sea turtles nest on tropical and subtropical beaches, where developmental success of egg
clutches depends on nest temperature. Higher nest temperatures increase embryo and …

There is a growing interest among scientists about climate change and its adverse effects.
One of the major adverse effects of climate change is the sea level rise (SLR), which will …

The northwest Atlantic leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) population is
exhibiting decreasing trends along numerous nesting beaches. Since population health and …

An optimal sex ratio is arguably one of the most important demographic traits of species.
Rising global temperatures threaten temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) …

Beach nourishment is a common coastal management practice used to protect and maintain
infrastructure, tourist revenue, and sandy beach habitats. Coastal erosion and increased …

Fisherian sex-ratio theory predicts sexual species should have a balanced primary sex ratio.
However, organisms with environmental sex determination (ESD) are particularly vulnerable …