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FroggieB
at Sat May 6 21:01:26 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FroggieB ]
Jobi, This is all very interesting. I will have to chew on this for a while, I am very tired right now and I'm afraid I can't fully get my mind around all of this. It does make sense that time of year, rainfall, ect, would cause the female to vary her choice of nesting site. Also temperature would be of impact.
If I were to vary the conditions of the habitat likewise I am sure I would see the same sort of varience. Since I do not, I get the same consistant results, the same consistant incubation times and the same 100% hatch rates.
You are saying though that the female would produce more clutches if given the variences? Am I understanding that correctly? I am not so sure I see the value of that when she is already gravid for 8 months why should we see her gravid for up to 14 months? Doesn't she physically need a rest period?
I haven't seen them in nature and I guess you would have to track one in the wild for over a year to see it's natural cycle. I just can't imagine it would have much of a life expectancy with that sort of reproduction cycle.
Very interesting though and I do see your point on the nesting sites. That makes very good sense.
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RE: Green Tree Dragon. - FroggieB, Sat May 6 21:01:26 2006