Testing hypotheses of aging in long-lived painted turtles (Chrysemys picta)

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 765-772

  Congdon, Justin D ^a,e   Nagle, Roy D ^b   Kinney, Owen M ^c   Van Loben Sels, Richard C ^d   Quinter, Todd ^b   Tinkle, Donald W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Darlington School   (United States)

^d Red Mountain High School   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Chrysemys picta; Longevity; Painted turtle; Reproduction; Senescence

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; BODY GROWTH; BODY SIZE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO MORTALITY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NEST PREDATION; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0038349345     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(03)00106-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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