Effect of nest temperature on hatchling phenotype of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from two South Pacific rookeries, Mon Repos and la Roche Percée

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 402-411

  Read, Tyffen ^a,b   Booth, David T ^a   Limpus, Colin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; EMBRYO; EMERGENCE; FITNESS; HATCHING; NEST; NESTING; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA; MON REPOS; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; QUEENSLAND;

CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84878608232     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: 14465698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO12079     Document Type: Article

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