Loggerhead Sea Turtles Lay Eggs in Multiple Locations to Improve Reproductive Success
Published:01 Feb.2021 Source:University of South Florida (USF Innovation)
Although loggerhead sea turtles return to the same beach where they hatched to lay their eggs, a new study by a USF professor finds individual females lay numerous clutches of eggs in locations miles apart from each other which increases the chance that some of their offspring will survive.
A study published in the journal Scientific Reports found that some females lay as many as six clutches as far as six miles apart during the same breeding season.