Impact of nest-site selection on nest success and nest temperature in natural and disturbed habitats

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 269-281

  Kolbe, Jason J ^a   Janzen, Fredric J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelydra serpentina; Ecological trap; Human altered habitat; Maternal effects; Microhabitat; Mississippi River shoreline, Illinois; Nest microenvironments; Nest site selection; Offspring survival; Turtles.

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; NEONATE; NEST SITE; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; CACTACEAE; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036144692     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0269:IONSSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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