Abstract
Jayakar and Spurway1 have reported possible bimodality not only in egg-laying time by a turtle (Testudo elegans Schoepff) but also in hatching time. Evidence from other species of turtles may be helpful in interpreting their observations.
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DIMOND, M. Hatching Time of Turtle Eggs. Nature 208, 401–402 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208401a0
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