Thermoregulation of monitor lizards in australia: An evaluation of methods in thermal biology

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-157

  Christian, Keith A ^a   Weavers, Brian W ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Dep of Urban Affairs and Planning   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia: Biophysical ecology: Body temperature: Lizards: Monitor lizards: Seasonally; Thermal environment; Thermoregulation; Tropics, wet dry tropics; Varanus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001373229     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2963472     Document Type: Article

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