10.26180/5f251328818a2 CHRISTOPHER ROBERT GATTO CHRISTOPHER ROBERT GATTO The role of incubation moisture and metabolism in sea turtle hatching locomotor performance Monash University 2020 Moisture Sea turtle Metabolic rates Locomotor performance Incubation environment Thermal tolerance Hatchling Dispersal Ontogeny Life history Animal Physiological Ecology 2020-08-01 07:00:54 Thesis https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/The_role_of_incubation_moisture_and_metabolism_in_sea_turtle_hatching_locomotor_performance/12749984 This thesis examines the role that moisture in the nest during development and hatchling energetics play in determining the ability of sea turtle hatchlings to crawl, swim and survive.