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Along the Coast: Moisture, not sand temperature, may determine loggerhead gender, FAU study finds

Posted by Chris Felker on November 4, 2015 at 13:00

7960599098?profile=originalA loggerhead sea turtle hatchling emerges from its shell.

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Related story: Green sea turtle nesting sets record

By Cheryl Blackerby

     Scientists have long thought sand temperatures surrounding turtle nests determined the gender of sea

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