Nest temperature and respiratory gases during natural incubation in the broad-shelled river turtle, Chelodina expansa (Testudinata: Chelidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Booth, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS; INCUBATION; NEST SITE; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE;

CHELIDAE; CHELODINA EXPANSA; DERMATEMYDIDAE; EMYDIDAE; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031855827     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO98003     Document Type: Article

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