Body temperatures of an arboreal monitor lizard, Varanus tristis (Squamata: Varanidae), during the breeding season

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 82-88

  Thompson, G G ^a   Pianka, E R ^b   De Boer, M ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Hogeschool Holland   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0141702733     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853899X00097     Document Type: Article

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