Based
on information from Hirth, Miller, Dodd and Van Buskirk
and Crowther
These refernences can be found at the end of Chapter 3
in "The Biology of Sea Turtles" by Lutz and Musick.
Sea Turtle comparisons - Reproduction (nesting,eggs and
hatchlings)
Sea
Turtle comparisons - reproduction
Species
Clutch
frequency
Renest
interval
Remigration
Clutch
size
Egg
wt.
Egg
diameter
Egg
vol.
Hatchling
wt.
clutches/season
mean
days
years
no.
of eggs
g
mm
cc
g
Leatherback
6.17
9.5
2.28
81.5
75.9
53.4
79.7
44.4
Green
turtle
2.93
12
2.86
112.8
46.1
44.9
45.8
24.6
Black
turtle
2.8
?
2.2
70
?
?
?
?
Flat
turtle
2.84
16
2.65
52.8
51.4
51.5
70.8
39.3
Kemps
ridley
1.8
20-28
1.5
110
30
38.9
30.8
17.3
Olive
ridley
2.21
17
1.7
109.9
35.7
39.3
31.8
17
Hawksbill
2.74
14.5
2.9
130
26.6
37.8
28.7
14.8
Loggerhead
3.49
14
2.59
112.4
32.7
40.9
36.2
19.9
Based
on information from Hirth, Miller, Dodd and Van Buskirk
and Crowther
These refernences can be found at the end of Chapter 3
in "The Biology of Sea Turtles" by Lutz and Musick.
Sea Turtle comparisons - Reproduction (incubation and
sex determining temperatures)
Sea
turtle Comparisons - incubation and pivotal temp