Basking behavior as a measure of reproductive cost and energy allocation in the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta

Herpetologica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 112-121

  Krawchuk, Margaret A ^a   Brooks, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobiosis; Basking; Chrysemys picta; Metabolic rate; Nesting; Oviposition; Reproduction; Sexual differences

Indexed keywords

BASKING BEHAVIOUR; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; PAINTED TURTLE; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

CHRYSEMYS PICTA;

EID: 0031945411     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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