Pivotal temperature and sexual dimorphism of Podocnemis expansa hatchlings (Testudines: Podocnemididae) from Bananal Island, Brazil

Zoologia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 527-533

  Lubiana, Adélio ^a   Ferreira Jr , Paulo Dias ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE VILA VELHA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carapace; Giant amazon river turtle; Incubation; Morphometry; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

DERMATEMYDIDAE; PODOCNEMIDIDAE; PODOCNEMIS EXPANSA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79954479009     PISSN: 19844670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702009000300016     Document Type: Article

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