Physiological ecology of frillneck lizards in a seasonal tropical environment

Oecologia

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-56

  Christian, Keith A ^a   Griffiths, Anthony D ^a   Bedford, Gavin S ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acclimatisation; Body mass changes; Chlamydosaurus kingii; Energetics; Seasonal tropics

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FRILLNECK LIZARD; METABOLIC RATE;

CHLAMYDOSAURUS KINGII;

EID: 0029668497     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00334406     Document Type: Article

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