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Crocodile egg sounds signal hatching time
Amélie L. Vergne, Nicolas Mathevon Current Biology Volume 18, Issue 12, Pages R513-R514 (June 2008) DOI: /j.cub Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 Behavioral responses of Nile crocodile embryos and adult females to sound playback. (A) Embryos show higher behavioral activity — in terms of emitted vocalizations and movements — during playback of pre-hatching calls than during playback of noise or silence period. ∗ (P < 0.05); ∗∗ (P < 0.01). (B) Crocodile mothers react strongly to playback of pre-hatching calls, most of them by digging the sand. ∗ (P < 0.05); ∗∗ (P < 0.01) (ns: not significant) See also Supplemental Movie. Current Biology , R513-R514DOI: ( /j.cub ) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
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