The good mother: Does nest-site selection constitute parental investment in turtles?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1545-1554

  Hughes, E J ^a   Brooks, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SITE SELECTION;

NEST SITES; OFFSPRING SURVIVAL; TURTLES;

BIRDS;

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT SELECTION; HATCHING; LIFE HISTORY; MICROHABITAT; NEST SITE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SITE SELECTION; SURVIVAL; TURTLE; VEGETATION COVER;

CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA MARGINATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33947249448     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-148     Document Type: Article

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