Baby sea turtles respond even more to fluctuating precipitation than to changes in air temperature during their development in the egg. The effects of precipitation differ depending on the species—or ...

Female sea turtles lay their eggs, cover the nest with sand and then return to the ocean, leaving them to develop and hatch on their own. Female sea turtles lay their eggs, cover the nest with sand ...

In sea turtles, on the other hand, the upper and lower limits of body size seem to be related to physiological constraints, such as thermoregulation or increased lung capacity, and morphological ...

Sea turtles have no parental care, making maternal investment and environmental conditions crucial for offspring fitness. The morphological characteristics of hatchlings and the size of residual yolk ...

Researchers from the University of Central Florida are puzzled about the tiny turtles nesting on Florida beaches. Katrina Phillips, Gustavo Stahelin, Ryan Chabot, and Katherine Mansfield authored the ...