Cold-hardiness and evaporative water loss in hatchling turtles

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 510-519

  Costanzo, J P ^a   Litzgus, J D ^a   Iverson, J B ^a   Lee R E , Jr ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; EVAPORATION; TURTLE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; COLD; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; FREEZING; HIBERNATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; TURTLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; FREEZING; HIBERNATION; TURTLES; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA BELLII; CHRYSEMYS PICTA DORSALIS; KINOSTERNON FLAVESCENS; REPTILIA; STERNOTHERUS CARINATUS; STERNOTHERUS ODORATUS; TERRAPENE ORNATA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA;

EID: 0034925627     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/322161     Document Type: Article

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