Effects of incubation temperatures on embryonic development in the Asian yellow pond turtle

Aquaculture

Volumn 259, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 243-248

  Zhu, Xin Ping ^a,b   Wei, Chen Qing ^b   Zhao, Wei Hua ^b   Du, He Jun ^b   Chen, Yong Le ^b   Gui, Jian Fang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Asian yellow pond turtle; Cumulative temperature unit (CTU); Egg shell; Incubation temperature; White spot

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLOR; EGGSHELL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; INCUBATION; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

MAUREMYS MUTICA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33747627149     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.05.025     Document Type: Article

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