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The Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas): further observations on breeding in captivity
Author(s) -
Ulrich Glenn F.,
Parkes Alan S.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1978.tb03324.x
Subject(s) - biology , mariculture , captivity , hatching , turtle (robot) , fishery , mating , sea turtle , zoology , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , aquaculture
Mating, nesting and hatching of the Green sea turtle on Mariculture Ltd's farm on Grand Cayman Island, BWI in 1973 were recorded in a previous paper. The results described were the first of their kind, so that events in the farm breeding colony in the following year were awaited with much interest, especially as to hatchability of the eggs. The observations made in 1974, which extended and mainly confirmed those made in 1973, are described below.