Behavioural postures and the rate of body temperature change in wild freshwater crocodiles, Crocodylus johnstoni

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-63

  Seebacher, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROCODILIAN;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURE;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI;

EID: 0032832064     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316638     Document Type: Article

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