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Embryonic Death Is Linked to Maternal Identity in the Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Leatherback turtles have an average global hatching success rate of ∼50%, lower than other marine turtle species. Embryonic death has been linked to environmental factors such as precipitation and temperature, although, there is still a lot of variability that remains to be explained. We examined ho...

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Autores principales: Rafferty, Anthony R., Santidrián Tomillo, Pilar, Spotila, James R., Paladino, Frank V., Reina, Richard D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21695086
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021038

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