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The role of incubation moisture and metabolism in sea turtle hatching locomotor performance

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posted on 2020-08-01, 07:00 authored by CHRISTOPHER ROBERT GATTO
This thesis examines the role that moisture in the nest during development and hatchling energetics play in determining the ability of sea turtle hatchlings to crawl, swim and survive.

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Campus location

Australia

Principal supervisor

Richard David Reina

Additional supervisor 1

Jeanette Wyneken

Year of Award

2020

Department, School or Centre

Biological Sciences

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

Faculty

Faculty of Science

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    Keywords

    MoistureSea turtleMetabolic ratesLocomotor performanceIncubation environmentThermal toleranceHatchlingDispersalOntogenyLife historyAnimal Physiological Ecology

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