Evaluating thermoregulation in reptiles: The fallacy of the inappropriately applied method

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 688-695

  Seebacher, Frank ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT; REPTILE; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIZARD; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; LIZARDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUEENSLAND; RESEARCH DESIGN;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 13444312292     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422052     Document Type: Review

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