Embryonic communication in the nest: Metabolic responses of reptilian embryos to developmental rates of siblings

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1734, 2012, Pages 1709-1715

  McGlashan, Jessica K ^a   Spencer, Ricky John ^a   Old, Julie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developmental costs; Emydura macquarii; Heart rate; Metabolic compensation; Synchronous hatching; Turtle

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COMPENSATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FITNESS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HATCHING; INCUBATION; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA;

EMYDURA MACQUARII; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84858767472     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2074     Document Type: Article

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