Nest and maternal origin can influence morphology and locomotor performance of hatchling green turtles (Chelonia mydas) incubated in field nests

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-137

  Booth, David T ^a   Feeney, Róisín ^a   Shibata, Yui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCUBATION; LABORATORY METHOD; LOCOMOTION; MATERNAL EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEST SITE; PHENOTYPE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TURTLE;

CHELONIA MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84871918931     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-2070-y     Document Type: Article

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