Basking behavior, sweating and thermal ecology of the Indian tree frog, Polypedates maculatus

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-175

  Lillywhite, Harvey B ^a,c   Mittal, Ajay K ^a   Garg, Tarun K ^a   Das, Indraneil ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Madras Crocodile Bank Trust   (India)

^c University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HYLIDAE; POLYPEDATES MACULATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031837719     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565293     Document Type: Article

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