Thursday, February 4, 2016

Bachelor's paradise: Researcher finds female turtles outnumbering males

Rising global temperatures may skew gender imbalance among the marine turtle population, according to new research. The sex of marine hatchlings is influenced by incubating temperatures, and warmer temperatures produce a higher number of female hatchlings.

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