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Observations on the Olive Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz) (Family: Cheloniidae) hatched and reared under laboratory conditions

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Title Observations on the Olive Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz) (Family: Cheloniidae) hatched and reared under laboratory conditions
 
Creator Pillai, A Agastheesa
 
Subject Hatchery
Aquaculture
Marine Turtle
 
Description One hundred and thirty four eggs of Olive Ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz)
were incubated at an average temperature of 30.S°C under laboratory conditions. Thirty baby turtles
emerged in three consecutive nights after S3 days of incubation. Of the remaining eggs, 69 did not
hatch out and 35 failed to complete the development. Out of the 30 turtles that emerged, 28 died
during the first 4 months, probably due to overcrowding and adverse conditions of the aquarium. The
two turtles which survived, were reared in the aquarium for 1| years, feeding with the meat of Donax
Sp., Sepia Sp. and Sardinelta sp. The morphological changes undergone and behaviour pattern of
the turtles during the period of rearing were presented.
 
Date 1986
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2337/1/Article_41.pdf
Pillai, A Agastheesa (1986) Observations on the Olive Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz) (Family: Cheloniidae) hatched and reared under laboratory conditions. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal Aquaculture, Part 4; MBAI, 12-18 January 1980, Cochin.