Temperature and the tropical tortoise Kinixys spekii: Tests of thermoregulation

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 537-549

  Hailey, A ^a,c   Coulson, I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Sengwa Wildlife Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINIXYS SPEKII;

THERMOREGULATION; TORTOISE;

EID: 0030302412     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05304.x     Document Type: Article

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