Splitting the eggs methods: comparison of egg survivorship between styrofoam and open area nests for Penang Island Turtle Conservation

• Main Authors: Sarahaizad Mohd Salleh,, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah,, Ahmed Jalal Khan Chowdhury,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12335/1/46_02_10.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12335/; http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=644&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56

This research paper reports the observation of successful hatching comparing Styrofoam and Open Area nest. Splitting the eggs method was studied using green turtle (Chelonia mydas) clutch size whereby they were divided equally and incubated in two nest plots (Styrofoam and Open Area). The aim of t...