The Inter-Nesting Interval of Zakynthos Loggerheads (original) (raw)

Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments, 1983

Abstract

Although sea turtles live almost all their lives in the sea, they depend on the terrestrial habitat for reproduction. Female turtles come on land for short periods to lay their eggs and hatchlings emerging from nests in the sand walk briefly on land before entering (probably forever if they are males) the marine habitat. Nesting occurs on specific beaches, the “nesting beaches” or “rookeries”, where the majority of the female population converges during the nesting season.

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