Maternal Provisioning Interacts With Incubation Temperature To Affect Hatchling Mercury Exposure in an Oviparous Reptile

Authors

Josiah M Johnson
Christopher R Smaga
Samantha L Bock
Benjamin B Parrott

Publication Date

8-1-2023

Journal

Biology Letters

Abstract

The thermal environment experienced by developing embryos can influence the utilization of maternally provisioned resources. Despite being particularly consequential for oviparous ectotherms, these dynamics are largely unexplored within ecotoxicological frameworks. Here, we test if incubation temperature interacts with maternally transferred mercury to affect subsequent body burdens and tissue distributions of mercury in hatchling American alligators (

Keywords

Animals, Male, Female, Oviparity, Mercury, Temperature, Alligators and Crocodiles

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Data Availability Statement

PMID: 37554010