Orientation and survival of hatchlings and reproductive ecology of the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in southern Quebec
The orientation and survival of neonate snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) were studied in 1986 and 1987. Orientation mechanisms were tested in an outdoor parabolic arena. These experiments suggested that positive geotaxis was a dominant cue directing neonate snapping turtles to water. === Hatch...
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McGill University
1989
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59252 |