Nest depth may not compensate for sex ratio skews caused by climate change in turtles

Animal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 481-490

  Refsnider, J M ^a   Bodensteiner, B L ^a   Reneker, J L ^a   Janzen, F J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysemys picta; Incubation temperature; Nest site choice; Painted turtle; Performance

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; NEST SITE; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84886240835     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12034     Document Type: Article

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