Adult Sex Ratio in the Green Sea Turtle

Reports of sex ratio in Chelonia mydas , the green sea turtle, consistently suggest greater proportions of females. During a study of sea turtles in the Sultanate of Oman (Arabia) the author was able to estimate numbers of male and female C. mydas from several samples from feeding areas in the north...

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Published in:Copeia 1984-08, Vol.1984 (3), p.774-776
Main Author: Ross, James Perran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Chelonia mydas
Demecology
Environmental conservation
Female animals
Fishers
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Herpetological Notes
Male animals
Marine
Mating behavior
Sea turtles
Sex ratio
Turtles
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Summary:Reports of sex ratio in Chelonia mydas , the green sea turtle, consistently suggest greater proportions of females. During a study of sea turtles in the Sultanate of Oman (Arabia) the author was able to estimate numbers of male and female C. mydas from several samples from feeding areas in the northern Indian Ocean.
ISSN:0045-8511
1938-5110
DOI:10.2307/1445166