Separating the effects of vapor pressure and heat exchange on water exchange by snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) eggs

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2002, Pages 706-715

  Rimkus, Todd A ^a   Hruska, Nate ^a   Ackerman, Ralph A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG; TURTLE; WATER EXCHANGE;

AMPHIBIA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037102591     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0706:STEOVP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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