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Leech removal is not the primary driver of basking behavior in a freshwater turtle

Leaving the water to bask (usually in the sun) is a common behavior for many freshwater turtles, with some species also engaging in “nocturnal basking.” Ectoparasite removal is an obvious hypothesis to explain nocturnal basking and has also been proposed as a key driver of diurnal basking. However,...

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Autores principales: McKnight, Donald T., Wirth, Wytamma, Schwarzkopf, Lin, Nordberg, Eric J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8366836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34429892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7876