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Spawning of   Eretmochelys imbricata
Main Ref: Márquez, M.R., 1990
Data Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990
Country: Grenada
Spawning ground: coastal
Locality: Not specified, Grenada
Season: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
                       
Sex ratio:    %  Ref.:   
Temperature:  -   °C
Fecundity
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Spawning Cycles: (1/y)   Ref:  
Comment:  
Gestation period: 3 - 3 month/s
Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990
Length of offspring: 4.19999980926514 - 4.5 cm
Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990
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Márquez, M.R., 1990
Min Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990
Max Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990
Relative Fecundity: oocytes/g
Mean: oocytes/g
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Fecundity/length relationship ( F = a * L ^b):
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Comments: 100 females nesting per year. Duration of incubation period ranges from 65 to 82 days with a mean of 75 for 34 transplanted nests. Length and body mass of 319 individuals ranging from 4.2 to 4.5 cm with a mean of 44; 16.3 to 18.5 g with a mean of 17.5 g.
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