Arrested embryonic development involves the downregulation or cessation of active cell
division and metabolic activity, and the capability of an animal to arrest embryonic …

Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid
population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non …

The study of temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD) in vertebrates has attracted
major scientific interest. Recently, concerns for species with TSD in a warming world have …

In sea turtles, parental investment is limited to the nutrients and energy invested in eggs that
will support embryonic development. Leatherback females have the largest clutches with the …

All six species of sea turtles found in US waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but
the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information …

Nine leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) were tracked for 111–695 days via satellite
telemetry from one of the largest remaining western Pacific leatherback turtle nesting …

Clutches of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, have lower hatching success than
those of other sea turtles, but causes of high embryonic mortality are unknown. We …

Sex of offspring in most turtles is determined by temperature-dependent sex determination
(TSD). In sea turtles, higher incubation temperatures produce female hatchlings and primary …

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has
grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted—particularly in the …

The number of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting at Parque Marino Las
Baulas declined precipitously in the 15 years that we monitored the population (1988–1989 …