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Du, W.-G., Zhao, B., Chen, Y., & Shine, R. (2011). Behavioral thermoregulation by turtle embryos. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(23), 9513–9515.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich (25 Jun 2011 12:41:26 UTC) |
| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Du2011 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Pelodiscus, Pelodiscus sinensis, Physiologie = physiology, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Trionychidae, Verhalten = ethology, Zeitigung = incubation Creators: Chen, Du, Shine, Zhao Collection: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
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Trionychidae Pelodiscus sinensis Mobile ectothermic animals can control their body temperatures by selecting specific thermal conditions in the environment, but embryos—trapped within an immobile egg and lacking locomotor structures—have been assumed to lack that ability. Falsifying that assumption, our experimental studies show that even early stage turtle embryos move within the egg to exploit small-scale spatial thermal heterogeneity. Behavioral thermoregulation is not restricted to posthatching life and instead may be an important tactic in every life-history stage
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich |