Patterns of maternal investment in spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata): Implications of trade-offs, scales of analyses, and incubation substrates

Ecoscience

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-58

  Rasmussen, Megan L ^a   Litzgus, Jacqueline D ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bigger is better; Body condition; Body size; Nest site selection; Optimal egg size; Righting response

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SIZE; FITNESS; INCUBATION; MATERNAL CARE; NEST SITE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RADIOTELEMETRY; TRADE-OFF; TURTLE; X-RAY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CLEMMYS GUTTATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77951019491     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/17-1-3298     Document Type: Article

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