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The effects of light exposure during incubation on embryonic development and hatchling traits in lizards

Light is an environmental factor that is known to profoundly affect embryonic development in some oviparous vertebrates, but such effects are unstudied in reptiles. We investigated the light sensitivity of lizard embryos by examining the thickness and light transmittance of eggshells as well as the...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Yong-Pu, Li, Shu-Ran, Ping, Jun, Li, Shi-Wen, Zhou, Hua-Bin, Sun, Bao-Jun, Du, Wei-Guo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5137012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27917935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep38527