Effects of acclimation and egg-incubation temperature on selected temperature by hatchling western painted turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 507-514

  Tamplin, Jeffrey W ^a   Cyr, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation temperature; Chrysemys; Emydid turtles; Incubation temperature; Temperature gradient; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHRYSEMYS PICTA BELLII; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HATCHLING; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TURTLE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA BELLII; EMYDIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 80755132193     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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