Research Article

Sex Ratio Estimations of Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchlings at Kuriat Islands, Tunisia: Can Minor Nesting Sites Contribute to Compensate Globally Female-Biased Sex Ratio?

Table 1

Information on studied nests.

NestLaying dateStart of monitoringCluch sizeEmergence successIncubation duration (days)

GK406-0717-078350.657
GK618-0718-0712160.363
GK725-0725-07570.057*
GK831-0731-077586.760
SK415-0716-075678.661
SK515-0716-071040.066*
SK619-0721-079895.965

GK: Great Kuriat. SK: Small Kuriat. *Day of excavating the nest.