Temperature effects on aerobic metabolism and terrestrial locomotion in american alligators

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 142-147

  Emshwiller, Maya G ^a   Gleeson, Todd T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE;

EID: 0030941410     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565346     Document Type: Article

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