Experimentally testing nest site selection: Fitness trade-offs and predation risk in turtles

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2136-2144

  Spencer, Ricky John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti predatory behavior; Australia; Chemical recognition; Emydura macquarii; Fitness trade off; Fox; Nest site selection; Predation risk; Predator detection; Quoll; Turtles; Vulpes

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; NEST SITE; PREDATION RISK; SITE SELECTION; TRADE-OFF; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; CANIDAE; EMYDURA MACQUARII; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VULPES;

EID: 0012194185     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2136:ETNSSF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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