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Annexe IV
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nature results obtained in experimental conditions, even if the righting response seems to be a
good candidate to be an index of fitness in aquatic turtles. We therefore encourage studies
where laboratory studies are combined with field experiments.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We thank the staff of “la Ferme aux Crocodiles” and “l’Association Tortues Passion”,
especially Luc Fougeirolle, Didier Touzet and Bernard Boussac to their assistance in
collecting the eggs. We also thank Claude Pieau for his help in sexing juvenile turtles and
Antoine Cadi for its valuable knowledge on Trachemys scripta elegans in France. Many
thanks to Lionel Saunois, Annick Ambroise and Sandrine Fontaine for technical and field
assistance. Benjamin Genton and Elena Angulo provided invaluable assistance on the
statistical analyses conducted herein. Finally, we acknowledge Philippe Rivalan, Jean-Michel
Guillon, Ivan Gomez-Mestre and Romain Barnard for constructive comments on various
drafts of the manuscript.
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