NESTING AND PARENTAL CARE IN THE MUD TURTLE, KINOSTERNON-FLAVESCENS

被引：45

作者：

IVERSON, JB

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来源：

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE | 1990年 / 68卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1139/z90-034

中图分类号：

Q95 [动物学];

学科分类号：

071002 ;

摘要：

Female yellow mud turtles in the Nebraska Sandhills nest while completely buried underground, and remain with their single annual clutch of eggs for 1 to >38 days. Annual incidence of nest attendance seems to be inversely correlated with rainfall between mid-May and mid-June. Egg mortality may be reduced by the effects of the female's presence on both predation on the eggs and soil moisture at the nest. -Author

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页数：4

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