'Heat-proof' eggs help turtles cope with hot beaches
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sea turtles face an uncertain future as a warming climate threatens to reduce their reproductive viability. However, new research led by the University of Exeter and published this week in Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows that some turtles are naturally heat-tolerant.
