Researchers in Sydney have eavesdropped on clutches of Australian freshwater turtle eggs to find that they ‘communicate’ with each other to synchronise their development. Under carefully controlled conditions in the lab, the team examined the development of clutches of Emydura macquarii (E. macquarii) – a native freshwater turtle found in the Murray River in South East Australia.
Dr Ricky Spencer, School of Natural Sciences, University of Western Sydney
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
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