The influence of habitat and altitude on oxygen uptake in sub-Antarctic weevils

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 116-124

  Chown, Steven L ^a   Van Der Merwe, Marius ^a   Smith, Valdon R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

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EID: 0030899089     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/639554     Document Type: Article

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