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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Sex Ratio

This is the ratio of males to females in a population. It can be specified as "Primary sex ratio" that is the sex ratio of the hatchlings, "Secondary sex ratio" that is the sex ratio of adults, or "operational sex ratio" that is the ratio of reproductive males to females.

See also: TSD   ESD

Entered by: Matthew Godfrey
Modified by: Michael Coyne
Entered: 2003-09-10 00:05:29
Last modified: 2004-12-14 13:29:53