Postprandial, thermophily in the Danube crested newt, Triturus dobrogicus

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 545-550

  Gvoždík, Lumír ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Behavioural thermoregulation; Feeding; Salamandridae; Temperature preference; Triturus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEWT; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS;

EID: 10744231673     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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