Thick-walled physical models improve estimates of operative temperatures for moderate to large-sized reptiles

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 293-304

  O'Connor, Michael P ^a   Zimmerman, Linda C ^b   Dzialowski, Edward M ^a   Spotila, James R ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Eng and Policy Drexel University ^*

Author keywords

Body temperature; Operative temperature; Reptile; Thermoregulation; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034123558     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(99)00101-1     Document Type: Article

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