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Hatch rates of loggerhead turtles and physical characteristics of the beach at Fethiye, Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2003

Oğuz Türkozan ,
Çetin Ilgaz ,
Ertan Taşkavak  and
Adem Özdemir
Oğuz Türkozan
Affiliation:
Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Aydn 09010, Turkey
Çetin Ilgaz
Affiliation:
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology Education, Izmir 35150, Turkey
Ertan Taşkavak
Affiliation:
Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Hydrobiology, Izmir 35100, Turkey
Adem Özdemir
Affiliation:
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology Education, Izmir 35150, Turkey
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Abstract

The relation of moisture content, temperature, nest depth, incubation, distance from sea and vegetation to hatching success of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in Turkey was studied. Nineteen randomly selected clutches were examined. Moisture was found to be negatively correlated with distance from the sea (P<0·05) but positively correlated with temperature (P<0·01). Temperature was negatively correlated with incubation time. Hatching success was not correlated with any of the environmental factors examined.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 1 , February 2003 , pp. 231 - 232
Copyright
© 2003 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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