RS T 5 :Average egg counts, weights and diameters for five Turtle species nesting in Rekawa, southern Sri Lanka

Title: RS T 5 :Average egg counts, weights and diameters for five Turtle species nes...
Abstract: Marine turtles lay two types of eggs: normal and odd shape eggs. Normal eggs are white, spherical cleidoic eggs with a flexible calcareous shell (3% of total weight), a capsule of albumen (48.5%), and a yolk (48.5%). Odd shape eggs may be very large multi yolked or very small yolkless (Miller, 1997). The eggs are laid individually or in groups of two, three or occasionally four. A clutch is defined as the number of eggs laid into the nest, excluding the yolkless eggs. The mean number of eg...
Publication Date: Oct. 17, 2017, 3:56 a.m.
Keywords: Dermochelys coriacea , Eretmochelys imbricata , Lepidochelis olivacea , Endangered Threatened or Protected (ETP) species , Caretta caretta , Chelonia mydas
Category: Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats; flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
Regions: JS 2
Owner: prds1

Language: English
Supplemental Information: Ekanayake, E.M.L. and Ranawana, K.B. Average egg counts, weights and diameters for five turtle species nesting in Rekawa, southern Sri Lanka. 23rd Internat...

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