Microclimate of American crocodile nests in Banco Chinchorro biosphere reserve, Mexico: Effect on incubation length, embryos survival and hatchlings sex

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-14

  Charruau, Pierre ^a,b  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Crocodylus acutus; Embryo survival; Incubation length; M xico; Nest temperature; Temperature dependent sex determination

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ARTICLE; BIOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HATCHLING; HEMISPHERE; HUMIDITY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MEXICO; MICROCLIMATE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION; SURVIVAL;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS ACUTUS;

EID: 84155162427     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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