Sexual differentiation and hatching success by painted turtles incubating in different thermal and hydric environments

GC Packard, MJ Packard, GF Birchard - Herpetologica, 1989 - JSTOR
Eggs of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) were incubated in the laboratory on wet and dry
substrates (water potentials of-150 kPa and-1100 kPa, respectively) at constant …

Sexual differentiation, growth, and hatching success by embryonic painted turtles incubated in wet and dry environments at fluctuating temperatures

GC Packard, MJ Packard, L Benigan - Herpetologica, 1991 - JSTOR
Eggs of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) were incubated in the laboratory on wet (water
potential=-150 kPa), intermediate (-825 kPa), and dry substrates (-1500 kPa) at …

Influence of the hydric and thermal environments on eggs and hatchlings of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta)

WHN Gutzke, GC Packard, MJ Packard, TJ Boardman - Herpetologica, 1987 - JSTOR
Eggs of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) were incubated at temperatures of 22.0, 27.0, and
32.0 C on substrates with water potentials of-150,-300, and-1100 kPa using a 3× 3 factorial …

Hatching success of turtle eggs exposed to dry incubation environment

JK Tucker, GL Paukstis - Journal of Herpetology, 2000 - JSTOR
We tested the hypothesis that large eggs of a terrestrial turtle when exposed to stressful
hydric environments are more likely to hatch than are small eggs of an aquatic turtle. Eggs of …

Hydric environmental effects on turtle development and sex ratio

I Sifuentes-Romero, BM Tezak, SL Milton, J Wyneken - Zoology, 2018 - Elsevier
Experimental and field studies of different turtle species suggest that moisture influences
embryonic development and sex ratios, wetter substrates tend to produce more males, and …

Effect of the hydric environment on growth of embryonic snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina)

KA Morris, GC Packard, TJ Boardman, GL Paukstis… - Herpetologica, 1983 - JSTOR
Flexible-shelled eggs of common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) were incubated in
different hydric environments to elicit different patterns of net water exchange between eggs …

The influence of incubation temperature and family on eggs, embryos, and hatchlings of the smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica)

FJ Janzen - Physiological Zoology, 1993 - journals.uchicago.edu
I incubated eggs of the smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica) at 26°, 28°, and 30° C in 2 yr
to investigate the physiological significance of temperature on developing embryos and …

Temperature during embryonic and juvenile development influences growth in hatchling snapping turtles, Chelydra serpentina

T Rhen, JW Lang - Journal of Thermal Biology, 1999 - Elsevier
Embryonic temperature influenced subsequent growth in juvenile snapping turtles, Chelydra
serpentina: incubation temperatures of 24 and 26.5° C enhanced growth relative to a …

Embryonic Temperature Influences Juvenile Temperature Choice And Growth Rate In Snapping Turtles Chelydra Serpentina

S O'Steen - Journal of Experimental Biology, 1998 - journals.biologists.com
Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) demonstrate temperature-dependent sex
determination (TSD): intermediate egg incubation temperatures (23–27° C) produce males …

Temperature Effects During Early Life Stages of the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)

DB Ligon, MB Lovern - Chelonian Conservation and …, 2009 - meridian.allenpress.com
Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) populations have declined across much
of the southeastern United States in recent decades, due at least in part to overcollection …