Spawning Summary

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Fecundity
Spawning of Eretmochelys imbricata
Main Ref:	Márquez, M.R., 1990
Data Ref.:	Márquez, M.R., 1990
Country:	Costa Rica
Spawning ground:	coastal
Locality:	Not specified, Costa Rica
Season:	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Season:					111	111	111	111	111	111	111
Sex ratio:	% Ref.:
Temperature:	- °C
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	min			(g)			(cm)
	max			(g)			(cm)
Spawning Cycles:	(1/y)						Ref:
Comment:
Gestation period:	2 - 2 month/s
Gestation period:	Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990
Length of offspring:	3.91000008583069 - 4.59000015258789 cm
Length of offspring:	Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990 1397 Márquez, M.R., 1990 Min Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990 Max Ref.: Márquez, M.R., 1990
Relative Fecundity:	oocytes/g Mean: oocytes/g
Relative Fecundity:	Min Ref.: Max Ref.: Mean Ref.:
Fecundity/length relationship ( F = a * L ^b):
	Size	(cm)
	n
	a
	b
	r
Batch spawners
Daily spawning frequency	- Mean:
Daily spawning frequency	Min Ref.: Max Ref.: Mean Ref.:
Comments:	Nesting season occurs from May to November with a peak May to June. Eggs per clutch ranges from 86 to 206 eggs with a mean of 158 eggs. Egg diameter ranges from 3.51 to 3.96 cm with a mean of 3.77 for 13 clutches, 363 eggs. Duration of incubation lasts 52 to 74 days with a mean of 58.6 (n=13) for transplanted nests. Carapace length and body mass record of hatchlings have a mean of 4 cm; 15.6 g for 137 individuals in La Uvita Islands; in Tortuguero, 3.91 to 4.59 cm with a mean of 42.4 for 41 individuals.
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