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Table 18 in SYNOPSIS OF THE BIOLOGICAL DATA ON THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE CARETTA CARETTA (LINNAEUS 1758)
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Table 18. Percentage of loggerhead sea turtle eggs resulting in emerged hatchlings. (Unless otherwise indicated, the figures are for nests as deposited by the female on a natural beach, and not disturbed by predators.)
| Location | Mean % | Range % | Nests | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | ||||
| North Carolina | 74.4 | 3.14-98.4 | 20 | Ferris (1986) |
| South Carolina | 73.4 | 29.0-98.0 | 62 | Caldwell (1959) |
| South Carolina | 66.8 | — | 11 | Stancyk et al. (1980) |
| South Carolina | 72.5 | — | 7 | Stancyk et al. (1980) |
| South Carolina | 80.0 | — | 3 | Stancyk et al. (1980) |
| Florida3 | 63.8 | 2.0-95.0 | 48 | Worth and Smith (1976) |
| Florida | 72.0 | — | 43 | Ehrhart (1979c) |
| Florida | 55.7 | 0.0-99.1 | 97 | Witherington (1986) |
| Indian | ||||
| Tongaland | 82.6 | — | 26 | Hughes et al. (1967) |
| Tongaland | 83.4 | — | 91 | Hughes and Mentis (1967) |
| Tongaland | 66.1 | 31.3-83.1 | 859 | Hughes (1971 rf) |
| Tongaland | 82.4 | 31.0-98.7 | 20 | Hughes (1972) |
| Tongaland b | 68.7 | 42.1-94.2 | 10 | Hughes (1972) |
| Tongaland | 77.8 | 0.0-98.7 | 72 | Hughes (1974a) |
| Oman d | 57.3 | — | 18 | Ross (1979) |
| Oman e | 53.1 | — | 15 | Ross (1979) |
| Oman' | 67.8 | — | 11 | Ross (1979) |
| Pacific | ||||
| Queensland | 83.8 | 10.6-100 | 90 | Limpus et al. (19794) |
| Queensland 0 | 81.9 | — | 422 | Limpus (1985) |
| Queensland 0 | 80.4 | — | 578 | Limpus (1985) |
aArtificially incubated in sand or vermiculite.
bvalues for nests moved to a protected hatchery on a natural beach.
cvalues for different nesting seasons.
¿ Data for 1977.
ÎData for 1978, estimated from nests marked when laid.
' Data for 1978, estimated from nests excavated after hatchling emergence.
Notes
Published as part of C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., 1988, SYNOPSIS OF THE BIOLOGICAL DATA ON THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE CARETTA CARETTA (LINNAEUS 1758), pp. 42 in Biological report 88 (14) on page 42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14224174
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