[Morphologic study of the embryonic development of the Amazonian turtle Podocnemis expansa, Pelomedusidae].
Two egg groups from four clutches of the Amazon turtle, Podocnemis expansa, were incubated at 32-34 degrees C and 35-38 degrees C, respectively. The incubation of the first group lasted approximately 47 days and the second 43 days. To standardize the stages, a series of 25 stages was recorded, based on observation of morphological evolution related to incubation duration and its respective temperatures.
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Departamento de Genética e Morfologia, UnB, Campus Asa Norte Brasília-DF.
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D000818:Animals; D013696:Temperature; D014426:Turtles / Q000196:embryology*
Estudo morfológico do desenvolvimento embrionário da tartaruga da amazônia, Podocnemis expansa, Pelomedusidae.