Climate change and marine turtles: recent advances and future directions
Climate change is a threat to marine turtles that is expected to affect all of their life stages. To
guide future research, we conducted a review of the most recent literature on this topic …
guide future research, we conducted a review of the most recent literature on this topic …
[HTML][HTML] A review of the effects of incubation conditions on hatchling phenotypes in non-squamate reptiles
Developing embryos of oviparous reptiles show substantial plasticity in their responses to
environmental conditions during incubation, which can include altered sex ratios …
environmental conditions during incubation, which can include altered sex ratios …
Mother knows best: nest-site choice homogenizes embryo thermal environments among populations in a widespread ectotherm
BL Bodensteiner, JB Iverson… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Species with large geographical ranges provide an excellent model for studying how
different populations respond to dissimilar local conditions, particularly with respect to …
different populations respond to dissimilar local conditions, particularly with respect to …
Climate change resilience of a globally important sea turtle nesting population
AR Patrício, MR Varela, C Barbosa… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Few studies have looked into climate change resilience of populations of wild animals. We
use a model higher vertebrate, the green sea turtle, as its life history is fundamentally …
use a model higher vertebrate, the green sea turtle, as its life history is fundamentally …
[HTML][HTML] Climate change and green sea turtle sex ratio—preventing possible extinction
J Blechschmidt, MJ Wittmann, C Blüml - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Climate change poses a threat to species with temperature-dependent sex determination
(TSD). A recent study on green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) at the northern Great Barrier …
(TSD). A recent study on green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) at the northern Great Barrier …
Impact of heavy rainfall events and shading on the temperature of sea turtle nests
While most studies assessing the ecological impacts of climate change have examined
impacts from warming temperatures, less attention has been given to other parameters such …
impacts from warming temperatures, less attention has been given to other parameters such …
[HTML][HTML] Identifying sex of neonate turtles with temperature-dependent sex determination via small blood samples
B Tezak, I Sifuentes-Romero, S Milton, J Wyneken - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Temperature-dependent sex determination, present in most turtle species, is a mechanism
that uses temperature to direct the sex of the embryo. The rapid increase of global …
that uses temperature to direct the sex of the embryo. The rapid increase of global …
Potential adaptability of marine turtles to climate change may be hindered by coastal development in the USA
Marine turtles may respond to projected climatic changes by shifting their nesting range to
climatically suitable areas, which may result in either increased exposure to threats or fewer …
climatically suitable areas, which may result in either increased exposure to threats or fewer …
Highly feminised sex-ratio estimations for the world's third-largest nesting aggregation of loggerhead sea turtles
Despite being a fundamental life-history character, there is a paucity of population-wide,
data-driven studies of primary sex ratios for any marine turtle species. The Republic of Cape …
data-driven studies of primary sex ratios for any marine turtle species. The Republic of Cape …
The impact of sand moisture on the temperature-sex ratio responses of developing loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles
A Lolavar, J Wyneken - Zoology, 2020 - Elsevier
All species of sea turtles exhibit a cooler male/warmer female temperature-sex ratio
response. Field and experimental studies on loggerhead sea turtle sex ratios suggest that …
response. Field and experimental studies on loggerhead sea turtle sex ratios suggest that …