Field studies of reptile thermoregulation: How well do physical models predict operative temperatures?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 282-288

  Shine, R ^a   Kearney, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biophysics; Copper models; Ectotherm; Methodology; Weather

Indexed keywords

MODELING; REPTILE; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0035048858     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2001.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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