Physiological and hormonal control of thermal depression in the tiger snake, Notechis scutatus

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 547-557

  Ladyman, Mitchell ^a   Bradshaw, Don ^a   Bradshaw, Felicity ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

AVT; Hypernatraemia; Osmoregulation; Reptile; Snake; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WATER; DEHYDRATION; HYPERNATREMIA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WATER; DEHYDRATION; HYPERNATREMIA; SEASONS; SNAKES; SODIUM; VASOTOCIN;

NOTECHIS SCUTATUS; SERPENTES; SPILOTES PULLATUS PULLATUS;

EID: 33745967452     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-006-0077-8     Document Type: Article

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