How temperature, humidity, and burrow selection affect evaporative water loss in desert tortoises

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 175-189

  Bulova, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Burrow use; Desert tortoises; Evaporative water loss; Gopherus agassizii; Humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS AGASSIZII; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 0036218801     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(01)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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