Patterns of body temperature in wild freshwater crocodiles, Crocodylus johnstoni: Thermoregulation versus thermoconformity, seasonal acclimatization, and the effect of social interactions

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1997, Pages 549-557

  Seebacher, Frank ^a,b   Grigg, Gordon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI; CROCODYLUS JOHNSTONI; REPTILIA;

EID: 0030849010     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447558     Document Type: Article

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