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Saumure, R. A., Walde, A. D., & Wheeler, T. A. (2006). Nonpredatory fly larvae (delia platura: anthomyiidae) in a nest of a northern map turtle (graptemys geographica). Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 5(2), 274–275.
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Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Fressfeinde = predators, Graptemys, Graptemys geographica, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Zeitigung = incubation Creators: Saumure, Walde, Wheeler Collection: Chelonian Conservation and Biology |
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Fly larvae were collected from a northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica) nest in which the eggs failed to hatch. The flies were identified as the seed corn maggot, Delia platura (family Anthomyiidae), a widespread phytophagous or saprophagous species in North America that is unlikely to have been a factor in nest failure. Thus, not all fly larvae encountered within turtle nests are the cause of mortality.
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