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- Title
Reproductive Biology of the Six-Tubercled Amazon River Turtle Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines: Podocnemididae), in the Biological Reserve of Rio Trombetas, Pará, Brazil.
- Authors
Haller, Érica Cristina Padovani; Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut
- Abstract
We investigated the reproductive biology of Podocnemis sextuberculata in the Reserva Biológica do Rio Trombetas, state of Pará, Brazil. Female carapace length was positively correlated with number, average weight, and volume of eggs. Clutch size varied from 8 to 24 eggs, incubation period varied from 48 to 64 days, and hatching occurred about 1 month before the beginning of the rainy season. Local inhabitants regularly use females, nests, and neonates as food sources.
- Subjects
CHELONIA (Genus); PACIFIC green turtle; ANIMAL courtship; ANIMAL sexual behavior; ENVIRONMENTAL sciences; CONSERVATION of natural resources; VOLUNTEER workers in conservation of natural resources; NATURAL resources; LIFE sciences
- Publication
Chelonian Conservation & Biology, 2006, Vol 5, Issue 2, p280
- ISSN
1071-8443
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[280:RBOTSA]2.0.CO;2