Body temperature and maternal identity affect snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) righting response

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1050-1057

  Steyermark, A C ^a   Spotila, J R ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LOCOMOTION; TURTLE;

AMPHIBIA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0035924515     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[1050:BTAMIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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