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Iverson, J. B. (1990). Nesting and parental care in the mud turtle, kinosternon flavescens. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 68(2), 230–233.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1139/z90-034 BibTeX citation key: Iverson1990b View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Fortpflanzung = reproduction, Habitat = habitat, Kinosternidae, Kinosternon, Kinosternon flavescens, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Verhalten = ethology Creators: Iverson Collection: Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Abstract: Female yellow mud turtles (Kinosternon flavescens) in the Nebraska Sandhills nest while completely buried underground, and remain with their single annual clutch of eggs for 1 to more than 38 days. The 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.
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