Does reproduction influence temperature preferences in newts?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1038-1044

  Gvoždík, Lumír ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ECTOTHERMS; REPRODUCTIVE FEMALES;

ECOLOGY;

AMPHIBIAN; HABITAT SELECTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS CARNIFEX;

EID: 28444463319     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z05-096     Document Type: Article

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