Long-term changes in adult size of green turtles at Aldabra Atoll and implications for clutch size, sexual dimorphism and growth rates

Around the world, declines in the mean size of nesting sea turtles have been reported with concerns of a concomitant decrease in the reproductive output of populations. Here, we explore this possibility using long-term observations of green turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. Ba...

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Published in:	Marine biology Vol. 169; no. 10; p. 123
Main Authors:	Mortimer, Jeanne A., Appoo, Jennifer, Bautil, Bruno, Betts, Michael, Burt, April J., Chapman, Roselle, Currie, Jock C., Doak, Naomi, Esteban, Nicole, Liljevik, Anna, Mahoune, Jourdan Terence, Onezia, Catherina, Pistorius, Pierre, Richards, Heather, Samedi, Uzice, Sanchez, Cheryl L., Seabrook, Wendy, Underwood, Alex, van de Crommenacker, Janske, von Brandis, Rainer, Hays, Graeme C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2022 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	adults Aquatic reptiles Atolls Biomedical and Life Sciences Body size Carapace Chelonia mydas Clutch size Clutches Egg production Eggs Exoskeleton Females Freshwater & Marine Ecology Green turtle Growth rate Health aspects Life Sciences Long-term changes Males Marine & Freshwater Sciences Marine biology Microbiology Nesting Oceanography Original Paper Physiological aspects reproductive performance Sea turtles Sexual dimorphism Seychelles Turtles Weight Width Zoology Seychelles Marine turtles Farquhar Growth rates Western Indian Ocean Assomption Cosmoledo Adult body size Clutch size Carapace measurements
ISSN:	0025-3162, 1432-1793
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