Primary Sex Ratio Estimation and the Feminizing Effect of Metabolic Heating in Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Nests at Samandağ Beach

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To estimate the primary sex ratio of green sea turtle nests and evaluate the feminizing impact of metabolic heating.
Estimated sex ratios using a symmetric logistic Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination model.
Monitored temperatures in 12 nests, with additional temperature loggers in 5 control sites.
Analyzed temperature data recorded during the thermosensitive period.
Found that incubation temperatures significantly increased during embryonic development (p<0.05).
Identified a feminizing effect on sex ratios due to metabolic heating contributions from embryos.
Estimated primary sex ratios based on recorded temperature data.

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Investigates sex ratios and metabolic heating in green sea turtle nests, suggesting implications for conservation efforts.

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