Incubation temperature and energy expenditure during development in loggerhead sea turtle embryos

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 62-68

  Reid, Karen A ^a   Margaritoulis, Dimitris ^b   Speakman, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Solomou   (Greece)

Author keywords

Development time; Energy expenditure; Hatchling; Oxygen consumption; Sea turtle; Substrate use; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; HATCHING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARENTAL CARE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 69049120111     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.07.030     Document Type: Article

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