Mechanism and cost of synchronous hatching

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-121

  Colbert, Paul L ^a   Spencer, Ricky John ^b   Janzen, Fredric J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Chrysemys picta; Early development; Incubation; Long term developmental costs; Painted turtle; Synchronous hatching; Trade off

Indexed keywords

HATCHING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; ONTOGENY; OVERWINTERING; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE COST; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TRADE-OFF; TURTLE;

CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 73949153270     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01602.x     Document Type: Article

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