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Study of the first reported nest of loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, in the Spanish Mediterranean coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2002

J. Tomás
Affiliation:
Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, University of Valencia, Aptdo. 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain
J.L. Mons
Affiliation:
Centro de Recuperación de Especies Marinas Amenazadas, Aula del Mar, Avda. Manuel Agustín Heredia, 35, E-29001 Málaga, Spain
J.J. Martín
Affiliation:
Centro de Recuperación de Especies Marinas Amenazadas, Aula del Mar, Avda. Manuel Agustín Heredia, 35, E-29001 Málaga, Spain
J.J. Bellido
Affiliation:
Centro de Recuperación de Especies Marinas Amenazadas, Aula del Mar, Avda. Manuel Agustín Heredia, 35, E-29001 Málaga, Spain
J.J. Castillo
Affiliation:
Centro de Recuperación de Especies Marinas Amenazadas, Aula del Mar, Avda. Manuel Agustín Heredia, 35, E-29001 Málaga, Spain

Abstract

We summarize all the data of nest placement, incubation period, emergence of hatchlings and nest study of the first reported nesting event of a loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (Reptilia: Cheloniidae) in the Spanish Mediterranean coast. The nest was laid in a beach of Almería province (south-east Spain) in July 2001. The incubation period was 58 days. Forty-two hatchlings emerged from a total of 97 eggs laid. Future beach surveys will determine whether this is a sporadic nesting event or whether loggerheads nest frequently in these coasts.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2002 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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