Evidence of geographic variation in lethal temperature but not activity temperature of a lizard

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 102-106

  Schwarzkopf, Lin ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0031747559     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565487     Document Type: Article

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