Differential thermal acclimation of metabolic rate in two populations of the New Zealand common gecko Hoplodactylus maculatus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-14

  Tocher, Mandy D ^a   Davison, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0029782769     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19960501)275:1<8::AID-JEZ2>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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