Cricket frogs maintain body hydration and temperature near levels allowing maximum jump performance

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 825-835

  Walvoord, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY TEMPERATURE; HYDRATION; LOCOMOTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANURA; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WATER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; OKLAHOMA; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

ACRIS; ACRIS CREPITANS; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; FEJERVARYA NICOBARIENSIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 2142723470     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378912     Document Type: Article

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