Is there a relationship between body size and clutch size?
Flatback turtles (endemic to Australia) produce small clutches, much smaller than those of other turtle species. This is likely due to their shell shape being flatter and therefore narrower than other sea turtle species. Soft shelled Leatherbacks produce relatively small clutches compared to the smaller hard-shelled sea turtles, they are the largest of all sea turtles. Clutch size has been found to have a positive relationship with shell size in Green turtles and in some populations of Loggerheads. With Olive ridleys there is a positive relationship between clutch size and shell size. This relationship makes sense because the larger the body size, the more space there is for eggs to develop internally. Sea turtles basically become egg producing machines during the breeding season, and have several clutches developing at a given time. However, body to clutch size relationships vary, even within a nesting season a turtle may lay clutches of varying size. 32.
Flatback turtles (endemic to Australia) produce small clutches, much smaller than those of other turtle species. This is likely due to their shell shape being flatter and therefore narrower than other sea turtle species. Soft shelled Leatherbacks produce relatively small clutches compared to the smaller hard-shelled sea turtles, they are the largest of all sea turtles. Clutch size has been found to have a positive relationship with shell size in Green turtles and in some populations of Loggerheads. With Olive ridleys there is a positive relationship between clutch size and shell size. This relationship makes sense because the larger the body size, the more space there is for eggs to develop internally. Sea turtles basically become egg producing machines during the breeding season, and have several clutches developing at a given time. However, body to clutch size relationships vary, even within a nesting season a turtle may lay clutches of varying size. 32. Can sea turtles be kept as pe
