Sea turtles are nesting earlier but producing fewer eggs, 17-year study finds

Climate change is reshaping life on Earth at an unprecedented pace. Across the globe, species are shifting their ranges, altering migration routes and breeding earlier in the year in response to ...
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Sea turtles are nesting earlier – but producing fewer eggs, less often: new research

Images: Figure 5. Trends and predictors of clutch frequency and size in loggerhead turtle from Sal Island. (a) Negative trend observed in clutch frequency between 2008-2024. (b) Clutch frequency is ...
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Sea turtles are nesting earlier – but producing fewer eggs, less often: new research

A new 17-year study of loggerhead sea turtles nesting in Cabo Verde reveals exactly this tension. Researchers from Queen Mary ...