Oxygen isotope variability in bones of wild caught and constant temperature reared sub-adult American alligators

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 183-191

  Stoskopf, Michael K ^a   Barrick, Reese E ^a   Showers, William J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator; Bone; Heterothermy; Oxygen isotopes; Reptile; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035025670     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(00)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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