Divergence in Morphology, Clinging Ability and Self-Righting Ability of Two Sympatric Box Turtles (Cuora)
Divergence in Morphology, Clinging Ability and Self-Righting Ability of Two Sympatric Box Turtles (Cuora)
Fanrong Xiao, Jichao Wang and Haitao Shi*
Fig. 1.
External morphology of Cuora mouhotii (left) and C. galbinifrons (right). Taken by H. Shi.
Fig. 2.
Clinging ability of two Cuora spp. Values indicate the mean ± SD maximum clinging ability, which was measured as the maximum slope at which turtles slid off a rough wood board. Asterisks indicate significant differences (**P < 0.001), according to a two-sample Student’s t-test.
Fig. 3
Self-righting ability of two Cuora spp. Values and error bars indicate the mean±SD minimum righting time and self-righting success rate. Asterisks indicate significant differences (**P < 0.001), according to two-sampled Student’s t-test.
February 2021
Vol. 53, Iss. 1, Pages 1-400
