Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida’s beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean – a critical journey that determines their chances of survival. As these hatchlings navigate obstacles ...
As sand temperatures continue to rise, concerns about the future of sea turtles are growing. Hotter nests not only skew sex ratios—producing more females—but also reduce hatchling survival, slow ...
Hatchlings were trained to associate a food reward with a specific pattern such as a bullseye at the end of a Y-maze. In the reversal phase, the reward was switched to a different pattern, requiring ...