Tortuguero can be extremely variable from year to year, local 

 climate conditions, particularly rainfall, may play an important 

 role in determining the primary sex ratio of the Tortuguero green 

 turtle population. 



These reproductive parameters, egg survivorship and primary 

 sex ratios, are not only necessary for improving conservation 

 practices but also will increase our understanding of the 

 dynamics of the largest population of green turtles in the 

 Caribbean Sea. 



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