Development
Hawksbill turtles hatch out of eggs. As a hawksbill turtle matures, its carapace shifts from heart-shaped to more elongate. Sex determination is thought to be temperature-dependent as is the case with other sea turtles and reptiles, however not enough data is available to be sure this is true.
Development - Life Cycle: temperature sex determination
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Eretmochelys imbricata
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Editor: Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
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Author: Michael Edelman, University of Michigan
Edelman, M. 2004. "Eretmochelys imbricata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 04, 2012 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Eretmochelys_imbricata.html
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