Transcriptomic analysis of preovipositional embryonic arrest in a nonsquamate reptile (Chelonia mydas)

Sand characteristics do not influence hatching success of nests at the world’s largest green turtle rookery.

A review of the effects of incubation conditions on hatchling phenotypes in non-squamate reptiles.

Ontogeny and ecological significance of metabolic rates in sea turtle hatchlings.

RT @MonashBiol: What is the effect of substrate moisture content on sea turtle hatchling development? Bill Matthews @chris_r_gatto @LetsGet….

7/7.This work has been published and is free to download here:.Thanks to co-authors Adam Yaney-Keller @AdamYaney and Ric San Martin.I’m happy to answer any questions.

6/7.Our results show:.1. sex ratios need to be measured throughout the breeding season.2. drones are better than boats for surveying in many situations.3. the sex ratio shifts from male-biased to female-biased.4. drones are really cool

@MonashBiol.5/7.The drone also has the advantage that it can survey in areas like the reef crest, which are unsafe or inaccessible for boats.

@MonashBiol.5/7.The drone also has the advantage that it can survey in areas like the reef crest, which are unsafe or inaccessible for boats.

4/7.We saw more turtles per minute when surveying with the drone than with the boat and the drone had the advantage of not disturbing turtles and causing them to dive. We consider using the drone to be a much less invasive technique that gives a more accurate survey result.

#surveys #SexRatios.3/7.The sex ratio at the start of the season was male-biased in both boat and drone surveys and we saw many mating pairs, but in the middle of the season the males had migrated away from the area and the sex ratio was heavily female-biased.

#drones.2/7.At the start and middle of the breeding season we surveyed from the boat inside the lagoon and counted turtles. Sex was identified by the length of the tail. We also launched a small drone immediately before or after boat surveys to spot turtles from the air.

#SeaTurtleTalks .'Eye in the sky: Using drones to spot and sex turtles'.1/7.Finding turtles at sea is hard but we need to count males and females to work out sex ratios. We compared surveys done by boat and by drone at Heron Island to see how sex ratios changed during the season

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We have published a major study led by Terry Walker on the vulnerability of southern sharks, rays, chimaeras to climate change and other stressors

Role of incubation environment in determining thermal tolerance of sea turtle hatchlings.