Hypoxia progressively lowers thermal gaping thresholds in bearded dragons, Pogona vitticeps

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 3321-3330

  Tattersall, Glenn J ^a   Gerlach, Rebecca M ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Evaporative heat loss; Hypoxia; Panting; Reptile; Set point; Sex differences; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; MOUTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; IGUANAS; MALE; MOUTH; SEX FACTORS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

ANIMALIA; POGONA VITTICEPS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 25844498219     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01773     Document Type: Article

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