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Hammer, J. , Do bigger females produce bigger eggs? the influence of female body mass on egg mass in astrochelys radiata. Unpublished paper presented at Turtles on the Brink in Madagascar: Proceedings of Two Workshops on the Status, Conservation, and Biology of Malagasy Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles. 
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Resource type: Conference Paper
DOI: 10.3854/crm.6
BibTeX citation key: anon2013.15179
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Categories: General
Keywords: Astrochelys radiata, Fortpflanzung - reproduction, Habitat - habitat, Madagaskar - Madagascar, Physiologie - physiology, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae
Creators: Hammer
Collection: Turtles on the Brink in Madagascar: Proceedings of Two Workshops on the Status, Conservation, and Biology of Malagasy Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles
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Abstract     
Testudinidae Geochelone A possible correlation of egg mass with female body mass was examined in Astrochelys radiata, a tortoise species endemic to Madagascar. Data from a wild population were compared with observations from captive individuals. Nesting data and egg mass were related to female body mass. Females from the captive population were significantly larger than those in the wild. They also produced significantly larger eggs with larger mean egg mass. Regular feeding and access to a water supply in captivity may have enabled these females to be highly productive during the breeding season.
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