Figure 9:
Fig. 9A. 230 g male, Sep 2004, at end of 25 mo indoor headstart.
Fig. 9B. Same male as 9A, age 46 mo, Jun 2006, 240g. Compare
color in sun-exposed region of carapace 21 mo after moving outdoors, with
color deficiency in previously shaded areas of vertebral scutes 4 and 5,
between the 2 flaps.
Fig. 9C. Same male, age 61 mo, Sep 2007, 263 g. Color development
in previously shaded zone (right flap detached) is now well advanced 15 mo
after sun exposure was started by removing transmitter cap.
Fig. 9D. Same male, age 73 mo, 325 g, Sep 2008. No color
difference discernable between previously shaded zone and surrounding carapace
27 mo after shaded zone began to receive sun.
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to the article Photo-dependent localized
color development in the eastern box turtle carapace.
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