Thermal dependence of appetite and digestive rate in the flat lizard, Platysaurus intermedius wilhelmi

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 461-466

  Alexander, G J ^a   Van Der Heever, C ^a   Lazenby, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLATYSAURUS; PLATYSAURUS INTERMEDIUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034795352     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565964     Document Type: Article

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