Integumental water movement and rate of water ingestion during rain harvesting in the Texas horned lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-39

  Sherbrooke, Wade C ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING; INGESTION RATE; LIZARD; RAINWATER;

MOLOCH; PHRYNOCEPHALUS; PHRYNOSOMA; PHRYNOSOMA CORNUTUM; SQUAMATA;

EID: 2542432158     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853804322992814     Document Type: Article

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