2009
DOI: 10.1139/z08-138
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Incubation temperature effects on hatchling growth and metabolic rate in the African spurred tortoise,Geochelone sulcata

Abstract: We tested competing hypotheses regarding the persistence of temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) in the African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata (Miller, 1779)), by measuring the effects of incubation temperature (Tinc) on a suite of physiological and behavioral endpoints, including resting metabolic rate, yolk-to-tissue conversion efficiency, posthatching growth, and temperature preference. Correlations of these variables with Tinc could lend support to the hypothesis that TSD persists owing to s… Show more

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“…The shortest travel time on the beach for the hatchlings was estimated with the individual release procedure, Carr & Hirth (1961) and Santos et al (2016) report, when they explain the importance of the group to motivate the movement of the hatchlings to the sea, which reduces the depredation of the hatchlings. In addition, in reptiles, the importance of temperature in the processes of incubation, hatching of eggs, locomotor performance and escape of predators has also been pointed out (Booth et al, 2004;Both 2006Both , 2017Ligon et al, 2009;Booth & Evans 2011;Kobayashi et al, 2018;Usategui-Martín et al, 2019).…”
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“…The shortest travel time on the beach for the hatchlings was estimated with the individual release procedure, Carr & Hirth (1961) and Santos et al (2016) report, when they explain the importance of the group to motivate the movement of the hatchlings to the sea, which reduces the depredation of the hatchlings. In addition, in reptiles, the importance of temperature in the processes of incubation, hatching of eggs, locomotor performance and escape of predators has also been pointed out (Booth et al, 2004;Both 2006Both , 2017Ligon et al, 2009;Booth & Evans 2011;Kobayashi et al, 2018;Usategui-Martín et al, 2019).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Lo anterior está de acuerdo con lo que reporta Carr y Hirth (1961) y Santos et al (2016), cuando explican la importancia que tiene el grupo para motivar el movimiento del arrastre al mar de las crías, con lo cual se reduce la depredación de crías. Además, en los reptiles, la importancia de la temperatura en los procesos de incubación, eclosión de huevos, desempeño locomotor y escape de depredadores, también ha sido señalada (Booth et al, 2004;Both 2006Both , 2017Ligon et al, 2009;Kobayashi et al, 2018;Booth y Evans 2011;Usategui-Martín et al, 2019).…”
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“…Ewert (1979Ewert ( , 1985 considered hatching duration, including the internalization of the residual yolk and the unfolding of the carapace and the plastron, to be controlled by the metabolic rate of hatchlings (and thus affected by temperature). Ligon et al (2009) reported that hatchlings incubated at higher temperatures had higher metabolic rates, suggesting that hatchlings with faster metabolic rates would complete the hatching process sooner than those with slower metabolic rates. However, results from the present study indicate the opposite, an apparent discrepancy that could be due to size differences of the neonates.…”
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confidence: 99%