Does Variation in Soil Water Content Induce Variation in the Size of Hatchling Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina)? From: Copeia | Date: December 20, 2006| Author: Finkler, Michael S | Copyright American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Dec 20, 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Most studies that have investigated the influence of hydric conditions during incubation on the size and quality of hatchling reptiles have used either vermiculite or sand as the incubation medium, and the applicability of data derived from eggs using one media type or the other to natural populations has had considerable debate. However, few studies have used soil from actual nesting areas as the incubation medium. In this study, I tested the influence of variation in substrate water content...

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