Metabolism and evaporative water loss of Western Australian geckos (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonomorpha)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-126

  Wither, P C ^a   Aplin, K P ^b   Werner, Y L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; LIZARD; METABOLISM;

GEKKO; GEKKONIDAE; ISOPTERA; REPTILIA; SAURIA; SQUAMATA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0034079838     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/zo99007     Document Type: Article

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