Thermal biology of large snakes in cool climates: A radio-telemetric study of carpet pythons (Morelia spilota imbricata) in south-western Australia

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-131

  Pearson, David ^a   Shine, Richard ^b   Williams, Andrew ^a  

^a Department of Land Management ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMATE; COOLING; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FORAGING; GENDER; HEATING; MALE; MICROHABITAT; NESTING; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNAKE; TELEMETRY; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MORELIA SPILOTA; PYTHONIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 0037309624     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(02)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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