Nest Temperatures in the Pleurodiran Turtle, Emydura macquarii

rienced at the soil surface, and soil temperatures at nest depth are usually higher than nest temperatures. No metabolic heating of nests was detected. Nests may experience wide daily fluctuations in temperature (up to 12 C) and nest temperatures are higher later in the season than earlier. Incubation time in the field depends on which part of the season oviposition occurred and on the degree of shading of the nest. Top eggs experience generally warmer conditions than bottom eggs within a nest. TEMPERATURES experienced by reptilian