Pinealectomy increases thermoregulatory set point temperatures in the lacertid lizard Podarcis sicula

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 104-106

  Tosini, Glanluca ^a,c   Foà, Augusto ^b,d   Avery, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS SICULA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030424319     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1564721     Document Type: Article

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