Preferred temperature correlates with evaporative water loss in hylid frogs from northern Australia

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 839-846

  Tracy, Christopher R ^a   Christian, Keith A ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FROGS AND TOADS; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANURA; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENT; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PHYLOGENY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANURA; CYCLORANA; HYLIDAE; LITORIA;

EID: 24744441701     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432151     Document Type: Article

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