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Holcomb, S. R., & Carr, J. L. (2011). Infestation of a naturally incubated nest of the alligator snapping turtle (macrochelys temminckii) by the phorid fly megaselia scalaris. Southwestern Naturalist, 56(3), 427–429.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1894/N07-PAS-25.1 BibTeX citation key: Holcomb2011 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Chelydridae, Habitat = habitat, Macrochelys, Macrochelys temminckii, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Zeitigung = incubation Creators: Carr, Holcomb Collection: Southwestern Naturalist |
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Larvae of the phorid fly Megaselia scalaris were in eggs in a naturally incubated nest of an alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii). It appears that these larvae contributed to failure of this nest. Infestation by phorid larvae has been reported previously for eggs and nests of multiple species of turtles, but has not been reported from M. temminckii.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich |