Effect of masking the parietal eye on the diurnal activity and body temperature of two sympatric species of monitor lizards, Varanus s. salvator and Varanus b. nebulosus

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-184

  Traeholt, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behaviour stres; Diurnal activity; Parietal eye; Thermoregulation; Varanus spp.

Indexed keywords

VARANUS; VARANUS SALVATOR;

EID: 0030994267     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050062     Document Type: Article

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