First fossil gravid turtle provides insight into the evolution of reproductive traits in turtles

Biology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 715-718

  Zelenitsky, Darla K ^a   Therrien, François ^a,b   Joyce, Walter G ^c   Brinkman, Donald B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adocus; Egg; Eggshell; Reproduction; Trionychia; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EGG; EGGSHELL; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TURTLE;

ADOCUS; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; FOSSIL; NEST PREDATION; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THICKNESS; TURTLE;

ADOCUS; CRYPTODIRA; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 58149271174     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0395     Document Type: Article

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