Do Local Environmental Factors and Lunar Cycle Influence Timing and Synchrony of Oviposition of a Turtle with Strict Nocturnal Nesting?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Nesting Season
2.3. Timing of Nesting
2.4. Environmental Variables
2.5. Lunar Cycle
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Nocturnal Nesting Behavior
3.2. Effect of Environmental Variables on Nesting
3.3. Effect of the Lunar Cycle on Nesting
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Rainfall (mm) Mean ± SD | F-value | df | p-value | R2 | Slope | |
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1999 | 3.79 ± 8.68 | 0.70 | 1,30 | >0.05, ns | 0.02 | −0.20 | |
2000 | 1.85 ± 3.63 | 0.80 | 1,35 | >0.05, ns | 0.02 | 0.21 | |
2001 | 0.26 ± 0.58 | 0.005 | 1,27 | >0.05, ns | 0.0002 | 0.03 |
Year | River Level (m) Mean ± SD | F-value | df | p-value | R2 | Slope |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | 2.21 ± 0.84 | 0.81 | 1,30 | >0.05, ns | 0.03 | −2.71 |
2000 | 1.39 ± 0.68 | 4.06 | 1,35 | >0.05, ns | 0.10 | −2.38 |
2001 | 1.29 ± 0.08 | 14.15 | 1,27 | <0.001 | 0.34 | 8.14 |
Year | Full Moon Mean ± SD | New Moon Mean ± SD | Qs | Qc | T-K p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | 15.43 ± 6.40 | 18.71 ± 5.35 | 1.69 | 3.86 | >0.05, ns |
2000 | 20.33 ± 10.01 | 7.36 ± 8.99 | 3.98 | 3.82 | 0.039 |
2001 | 20 ± 12.46 | 5.86 ± 4.88 | 4.77 | 3.89 | 0.012 |
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Escalona, T.; Valenzuela, N.; Adams, D.C. Do Local Environmental Factors and Lunar Cycle Influence Timing and Synchrony of Oviposition of a Turtle with Strict Nocturnal Nesting? Diversity 2019, 11, 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/d11050078
Escalona T, Valenzuela N, Adams DC. Do Local Environmental Factors and Lunar Cycle Influence Timing and Synchrony of Oviposition of a Turtle with Strict Nocturnal Nesting? Diversity. 2019; 11(5):78. https://doi.org/10.3390/d11050078
Chicago/Turabian StyleEscalona, Tibisay, Nicole Valenzuela, and Dean C. Adams. 2019. "Do Local Environmental Factors and Lunar Cycle Influence Timing and Synchrony of Oviposition of a Turtle with Strict Nocturnal Nesting?" Diversity 11, no. 5: 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/d11050078