Texas Fauna Project

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle

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David Owens, Ph.D., is a marine biologist who has taught as a professor at Texas A&M University and the College of Charleston. He has long studied the physiology, behavior and ecology of sea turtles and other marine vertebrates. Here he describes the impact of climate change on the reproduction and development of sea turtles such as the Kemp's ridley, loggerhead, and other species.