Effects of incubation temperature and substrate humidity on embryonic development of Mauremys mutica

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 215-220

  Guo, Jian Hong ^a   Zhu, Xin Ping ^a   Zhao, Wei Hua ^a,b   Wei, Cheng Qing ^a   Chen, Yong Le ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Hatchling; Humidity; Mauremys mutica; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; HUMIDITY; INCUBATION; MORPHOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE; VERMICULITE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMIDITY; INCUBATOR; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMIDITY; INCUBATORS; OVUM; TEMPERATURE; TURTLES;

MAUREMYS MUTICA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77950232073     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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