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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Emergence success

The relative number of eggs in a clutch that produce live hatchlings that leave the nest chamber

See also: hatching success

WWW References:

• THE INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE ON EGG MORTALITY, EMERGENCE SUCCESS AND HATCHLING SEX RATIO FOR FLATBACK SEA TURTLES (NATATOR DEPRESSUS) AT FOG BAY, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA

Citations:

• Miller, J.D. 1999. Determining clutch size and hatching success. IN: Eckert, K.L., Bjorndal, K.A., Abreu-Grobois, F.A., Donnelly, M. (Editors) Research and Management Techniques for the Conservation of Sea Turtles. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group Publication No. 4., p. 124-129.

Entered by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2005-05-05 20:43:49
Last modified: 2005-05-05 20:50:09