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Bourn, D., & Coe, M. (1979). Features of tortoise mortality and decomposition on aldabra. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 286(1101), 189–193.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1979.0026 BibTeX citation key: Bourn1979 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat = habitat, Pazifik = Pacific, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Bourn, Coe Collection: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences |
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Testudinidae Aldabrachelys Cylindraspis Apart from predation on tortoise eggs and young tortoises by crabs and birds, the Aldabran giant tortoise population is virtually unaffected by predators. The decomposition of a series of tortoise bodies, with known dates of death, was monitored for periods up to 18 months. The rate of carapace disintegration provides a useful means of introducing a temporal component to the analysis of mortality data.
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