The influence of incubation temperature on post-hatching fitness characteristics of turtles

International Congress Series

Volumn 1275, Issue , 2004, Pages 226-233

  Booth, David T ^a   Burgess, Elizabeth ^a   McCosker, Julia ^a   Lanyon, Janet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fitness; Hatchling; Incubation temperature; Phenotypic plasticity; Turtle

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645830323     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.08.057     Document Type: Article

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