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 3

Mean temperature (°C) in different parts of the nests GK6 and GK8 during the incubation period. T, top; M, middle; B, bottom; and TSP, thermosensitive period.

PeriodMean temperature
Nest GK6Nest GK8

Incubation periodT29.1928.64
M29.0328.24
B28.1927.96

Before TSPT28.8729.25
M28.1928.60
B27.4428.33

TSPT29.228.45
M28.9828.04
B28.127.81

After TSPT29.4928.23
M29.8828.08
B29.0327.76