Atlantic sea turtle population threatened by egg infection

Friday, October 29, 2010 - 11:30 in Biology & Nature

Mycologists and ecologists studying Atlantic sea turtles at Cape Verde have discovered that the species is under threat from a fungal infection which targets eggs. The research reveals how the fungus Fusarium solani may have played a key role in the 30-year decline in turtle numbers.

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