Selected body temperature, thermal tolerance and thermal dependence of food assimilation and locomotor performance in adult blue-tailed skinks, Eumeces elegans

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 197-202

  Du, Wei Guo ^a   Yan, Shui Juan ^a   Ji, Xiang ^a  

^a Hangzhou Normal College   (China)

Author keywords

Eumeces elegans; Food assimilation; Locomotor performance; Reptilia; Scincidae; Selected body temperature; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

EUMECES ELEGANS;

EID: 0034001355     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(99)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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