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Obbard, M. E., & Brooks, R. J. (1979). Factors affecting basking in a northern population of the common snapping turtle, chelydra serpentina. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 57(2), 435–440.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Obbard1979a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Chelydra, Chelydra serpentina, Chelydridae, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Physiologie = physiology, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Brooks, Obbard Collection: Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Chelydra serpentina Abstract: Busking behavior was studied in an Ontario population of the common snapping turtle. Atmospheric basking was more common than previously reported in this species. The number of atmospheric-basking turtles was positively correlated with total daily solar radiation and with maximum air temperature and was negatively correlated with total daily amount of precipitation. Maximum water temperature had little influence on the number of atmospheric-basking turtles. Turtles usually basked alone on offshore logs. Mean (27.6 °C) and maximum (34.0 °C) cloacal temperatures of atmospheric-basking turtles were significantly above ambient air temperatures. Added by: Admin Last edited by: Beate Pfau |