Would anyone know of a good paper/dataset about female reproductive output (number of eggs in a season, or number of clutches) in relation to their size?
I found data that number of eggs per clutch increases with the size of females, but I cannot find data about the number of clutches, i.e. total reproductive output of a given female in a given season.
I know it is difficult to assign a certain nest to a certain female, or to know if all nests are noticed, but maybe combined with satellite tracking or something? Thank you for help!
Broderick et al 2003 Variation in reproductive output of marine turtles. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 288 95-109. This paper includes both green and loggerhead turtles nesting at Alagadi beach, North Cyprus. This beach is extensively monitored throughout the night and virtually every turtle that nests is recorded.
Hope this helps
@ Wayne - thank you! I thought there were just relationship between clutch size and female CCL, but now I see there is also a paragraph that says there is no significant difference between number of clutches and CCL of females.
Same type of info for the north Atlantic (Florida, SC; NC, Georgia) and Australian (eastern or western) would help - if anyone knows, I would appreciate it! =)
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