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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

High Early Embryo Mortality and Low Hatching Success Observed in Aldabra Giant Tortoise Populations.

Alessia Marialydia Lavigne, Richard Baxter, Eric Blais, Mark Brown, Robert Bullock, Christina Marques, Angelin Bernardis Sanders, Nirmal Jivan Shah, Chris Tagg, Elisabeth Wareing and 2 more

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Alessia Marialydia LavigneSchool of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield Sheffield UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3436-910X
Richard BaxterIsland Biodiversity Conservation Centre University of Seychelles & Indian Ocean Tortoise Alliance Victoria Seychelles.
Eric BlaisNature Seychelles Victoria Seychelles.
Mark BrownCousine Island Company Limited Victoria Seychelles.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0253-9363
Robert BullockSave Our Seas Foundation D'Arros Research Centre (SOSF-DRC), Save Our Seas Foundation Amirantes Seychelles.
Christina MarquesCousine Island Company Limited Victoria Seychelles.
Angelin Bernardis SandersNorth Island Company Limited Victoria Seychelles.
Nirmal Jivan ShahNature Seychelles Victoria Seychelles.
Chris TaggNature Seychelles Victoria Seychelles.
Elisabeth WareingIsland Conservation Society Victoria Seychelles.
James WareingIsland Conservation Society Victoria Seychelles.
Nicola HemmingsSchool of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield Sheffield UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Turtles and tortoises are highly threatened yet understudied, particularly regarding reproductive traits and early life stages. In long-lived species, reliance on adult census data can mask reproductive failure for decades before population declines become apparent. This knowledge gap is evident in the Aldabra giant tortoises (

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Aldabra giant tortoiseclimate changeconservation managementembryo mortalitypopulation demographicsreproduction

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PMID42376173
PMCPMC13310954

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