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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Hatching Success as a Function of the Microbial Abundance in Nest Sand at Ostional, Costa Rica

Several studies have suggested that significant embryo mortality is caused by microbes, while high microbial loads are generated by the decomposition of eggs broken by later nesting turtles. This occurs commonly when nesting density is high, especially during mass nesting events (arribadas). However...

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Autores principales: Bézy, Vanessa S., Valverde, Roldán A., Plante, Craig J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4340935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25714355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118579