Is thermoregulation unimportant for most reptiles? An example using water pythons (Liasis fuscus) in tropical Australia

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 252-269

  Shine, Richard ^a   Madsen, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIASIS FUSCUS;

EID: 0030025148     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/physzool.69.2.30164182     Document Type: Article

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