Activity temperatures in Oplurus cyclurus, Oplurus cuvieri and Zonosaurus laticaudatus and resting metabolic rates in the latter two species

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 215-220

  Rodolph Randriamahazo, Herilala Jean Aimé ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0004798161     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853898X00494     Document Type: Article

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