A sea turtle on Heron Island, Queensland, Australia. Colin Baker / Moment / Getty Images
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A new study led by researchers from Griffith University in Australia contributes to the growing research on how global warming and pollution are impacting reproduction for endangered sea turtles.
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, found that pollution exposure to heavy metals, like cadmium and antimony, as well as organic contaminants can influence the resulting sex of the offspring of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas).
“Sea turtles’ embryos developing in their eggs have temperature-dependent sex determination, which means that more and more…
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