Determining optimal incubation temperature for a head-start program: The effect of incubation temperature on hatchling Burnett River snapping turtles (Elseya albagula)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-25

  Eiby, Yvonne A ^a   Booth, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

hatchling

Indexed keywords

EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; INCUBATION; PHENOTYPE; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA; BURNETT RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

CHELYDRIDAE; ELSEYA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79960218016     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO10080     Document Type: Article

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