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Spawning of   Caretta caretta
Main Ref: Márquez, M.R., 1990
Data Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990
Country: USA
Spawning ground: coastal
Locality: Florida
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Temperature:  -   °C
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Gestation period: 2 - month/s
Length of offspring: cm
Relative Fecundity: oocytes/g
Mean: oocytes/g
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Comments: June to July nesting peak. Length measured as straight carapace length; mean length and weight of offspring is 4.53 cm and 20.2 g, respectively, with a population of 438. Gestation period mean duration is 2.26 months (68 days) in Hutchinson Island Florida.
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