Recent increases in sea turtle incubation durations on a North Carolina, USA, beach despite a warming climate

Recent increases in sea turtle incubation durations on a North Carolina, USA, beach despite a warming climate

Abstract Warming temperatures due to climate change are feminizing sea turtle primary sex ratios, reducing hatchling fitness, and, in extreme cases, limiting hatchling production, including for temperate nesting species such as loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Though more females may lead to sh...

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Main Authors: Matthew Ware, Paul Hillbrand, Ali Johnson, Stephanie J. Kamel, Elizabeth S. Darrow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-03-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
Caretta caretta
climate change
demography
feminization
loggerhead turtle
marine turtles
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70112
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