Nest-site choice and fidelity in tuatara on Stephens Island, New Zealand

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 396-402

  Refsnider, J M ^a   Daugherty, C H ^a   Keall, S N ^a   Nelson, N J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Colonial nesting; Conspecific cues; Reptile; Site fidelity; Social assessment; Temperature dependent sex determination

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; FITNESS; NEST SITE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPTILE; SEX DETERMINATION; SITE FIDELITY; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

MARLBOROUGH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; STEPHENS ISLAND;

REPTILIA; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS;

EID: 77952529449     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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