Table 18 in SYNOPSIS OF THE BIOLOGICAL DATA ON THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE CARETTA CARETTA (LINNAEUS 1758)

Table 18. Percentage of loggerhead sea turtle eggs resulting in emerged hatchlings. (Unless otherwise indicated, the figures are for nests as deposited by the female on a natural beach, and not disturbed by predators.)
LocationMean %Range %NestsReferenceAtlanticNorth Carolina74.43.14-98.420Ferris (1986)South Carolina73.429.0-98.062Caldwell (1959)South Carolina66.8—11Stancyk et al. (1980)South Carolina72.5—7Stancyk et al. (1980)South Carolina80.0—3Stancyk et al. (1980)Florida363.82.0-95.048Worth and Smith (1976)Florida72.0—43Ehrhart (1979c)Florida55.70.0-99.197Witherington (1986)IndianTongaland82.6—26Hughes et al. (1967)Tongaland83.4—91Hughes and Mentis (1967)Tongaland66.131.3-83.1859Hughes (1971 rf)Tongaland82.431.0-98.720Hughes (1972)Tongaland b68.742.1-94.210Hughes (1972)Tongaland77.80.0-98.772Hughes (1974a)Oman d57.3—18Ross (1979)Oman e53.1—15Ross (1979)Oman'67.8—11Ross (1979)PacificQueensland83.810.6-10090Limpus et al. (19794)Queensland 081.9—422Limpus (1985)Queensland 080.4—578Limpus (1985)
aArtificially incubated in sand or vermiculite.
bvalues for nests moved to a protected hatchery on a natural beach.
cvalues for different nesting seasons.
¿ Data for 1977.
ÎData for 1978, estimated from nests marked when laid.
' Data for 1978, estimated from nests excavated after hatchling emergence.