Hatch or wait? A dilemma in reptilian incubation

Oikos

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 401-406

  Spencer, Ricky John ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^a   Banks, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HATCHING; INCUBATION; PREDATION RISK; REPTILE; SYNCHRONY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; EMYDURA MACQUARII; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034936009     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.930305.x     Document Type: Article

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