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Spawning of Eretmochelys imbricata | |||||||||||||
Main Ref: | Márquez, M.R., 1990 | ||||||||||||
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Data Ref.: | Márquez, M.R., 1990 | ||||||||||||
Country: | Australia | ||||||||||||
Spawning ground: | coastal | ||||||||||||
Locality: | Torres Strait, Australia | ||||||||||||
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Gestation period: | 2 - 2 month/s | ||||||||||||
Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990 |
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Length of offspring: | 3.23000001907349 - 4.07000017166138 cm | ||||||||||||
Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990 1397 Márquez, M.R., 1990 Min Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990 Max Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990 |
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Comments: | In Torres Strait, Eggs per clutch ranges from 89 to 192 eggs with a mean of 161 for 64 clutches. While in Campbell Island, egg diameter ranges from 3.23 to 4.07 cm with a mean 3.64 for 47 clutches, 470 eggs. Duration of incubation lasts from 52 - 57 days with a mean of 55 days for transplanted nests. Carapace length and body mass record of hatchlings ranges from 3.82 to 4.38 cm with a mean of 4.11 cm; 12.7 to 16.8 g with a mean of 14.3 g for 7 clutches, 70 hatchlings, respectively. | ||||||||||||
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