The anti-predator role of within-nest emergence synchrony in sea turtle hatchlings

Group formation is a common behaviour among prey species. In egg-laying animals, despite the various factors that promote intra-clutch variation leading to asynchronous hatching and emergence from nests, synchronous hatching and emergence occurs in many taxa. This synchrony may be adaptive by reduci...

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Autores principales: Santos, Robson G., Pinheiro, Hudson Tercio, Martins, Agnaldo Silva, Riul, Pablo, Bruno, Soraya Christina, Janzen, Fredric J., Ioannou, Christos C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27383817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.0697

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27383817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.0697

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