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Glen, F., Broderick, A. C., Godley, B. J., & Hays, G. C. (2003). Incubation environment a¡ects phenotype of naturally incubated green turtle hatchlings. Journal of the Marine Biology Asoociation of the United Kingdom, 83(5), 1183–1186.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315403008464h BibTeX citation key: Glen2003 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Chelonia, Chelonia mydas, Cheloniidae, Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Zeitigung = incubation Creators: Broderick, Glen, Godley, Hays Collection: Journal of the Marine Biology Asoociation of the United Kingdom |
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A comparison of body size and flipper size was carried out on green turtle Chelonia mydas) hatchlings produced from natural nests at two beaches on Ascension Island, South Atlantic and one beach in northern Cyprus in the Mediterranean (N=18 nests; N=180 hatchlings). Hatchlings from Ascension Island were significantly larger and heavier than hatchlings in Cyprus, a likely consequence of maternal size effects. Incubation temperature appeared to influence body size of hatchlings on Ascension Island with higher temperatures producing smaller hatchlings. Both hind and fore-flipper area scaled positively with body size. In proportion to body size, hind-flipper area appears relatively consistent among the Atlantic populations but is smaller than hatchlings measured in Hawaii.
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