The behavioral responses of amphibians and reptiles to microgravity on parabolic flights

Zoology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-120

  Wassersug, Richard J ^a   Roberts, Lesley ^b   Gimian, Jenny ^b   Hughes, Elizabeth ^b   Saunders, Ryan ^b   Devison, Darren ^b   Woodbury, Jonathan ^b   O'Reilly, James C ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Armbrae Academy   (Canada)

^c Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Behavior; Microgravity; Parabolic flight; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANOLIS; ANURA; ELAPHE; EUBLEPHARIS; GEKKONIDAE; GYMNOPHIONA; LEIOCEPHALUS; PALMATOGECKO; REPTILIA; SCINCELLA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; STENODACTYLUS; TARENTOLA; THAMNOPHIS; UROPLATUS;

EID: 20444379333     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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