A comparison of maternal and temperature effects on sex, size, and growth of hatchlings of the Magdalena River turtle (Podocnemis lewyana) incubated under field and controlled laboratory conditions

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages 698-704

  Páez, Vivian P ^a   Correa, Juana C ^a   Cano, Amalia M ^a   Bock, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTING SUCCESS; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

PODOCNEMIS LEWYANA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 73449105440     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CE-08-149     Document Type: Article

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