Rate of egg maturation in marine turtles exhibits 'universal temperature dependence'

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1034-1041

  Weber, Sam B ^a   Blount, Jonathan D ^a   Godley, Brendan J ^a   Witt, Matthew J ^a   Broderick, Annette C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural thermoregulation; Internesting interval; Radio telemetry; Reptile; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLUTCH SIZE; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECTOTHERMY; EGG; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MATERNAL EFFECT; MATURATION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RADIOTELEMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; NESTING; OOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TIME; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVUM; PHENOTYPE; SEASONS; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79960836040     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01850.x     Document Type: Article

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