Table 1 Egg depths and incubation temperatures from two natural nests of Trionyx sinensis in the sandy beach
Egg number | Depth(±0.5cm) | Temperature(±0.5cm) | Sampling date |
First | Second | First | Second | First | Second |
1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 26.9 | 30.9 | 14 Jun. 2008 | 6 Jul. 2008 |
2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 26.9 | 30.9 | | |
3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 26.9 | 30.9 | | |
4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 26.8 | 30.9 | | |
5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 26.7 | 30.8 | | |
6 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 26.7 | 30.8 | | |
7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 26.7 | 30.8 | | |
8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 26.3 | 30.8 | | |
9 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 25.9 | 30.8 | | |
10 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 26.3 | 30.8 | | |
11 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 25.9 | 30.8 | | |
12 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 25.9 | 30.8 | | |
13 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 25.9 | 30.6 | | |
14 | | 7.2 | | 30.6 | | |
15 | | 7.2 | | 30.6 | | |
16 | | 7.2 | | 30.6 | | |
Average | 6.4 | 6.1 | 26.4 | 30.8 | | |
Total average | 6.25 | 28.6 | |