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. 2018 Jan 23;8:1435. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-19887-w

Table 3.

Summary of the demographic parameters used in the present study.

Nest temperature 28 °C 29.1 °C 29.3 °C 29.5 °C 31.0 °C 33.0 °C Reference
I d Incubation duration (days) 63 54 53 52 47 43 55,73
O f Percent female in offspring (%) 0 25 50 75 100 100 73
E s Emergence success (%) 90 90 90 90 75 10 55
E n Mean eggs per nest 112 112 112 112 112 112 104
C y Mean number of clutches per year 3 3 3 3 3 3 104
S m Survival to maturation (%) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 96
M a Age of maturation (year)* 24/29 24/29 24/29 24/29 24/29 24/29 54
S a Annual survival for adults (%) 80.9 80.9 80.9 80.9 80.9 80.9 105,106
T r Duration of reproductive stage (years) 23–35 23–35 23–35 23–35 23–35 23–35 96,106

Six different temperatures during the middle third of the incubation were considered. Some of the parameters were assumed to be constant in the range of temperatures considered. *First value for turtles of Mediterranean origin and second value for turtles of Atlantic origin.