The effects of temperature and inter-individual variation on the locomotor performance of juvenile turtles

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

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 497-504

  Elnitsky, Michael A ^a   Claussen, Dennis L ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysemys picta; Locomotor performance; Speed; Temperature; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

CHRYSEMYS PICTA BELLII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33745967558     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-006-0071-1     Document Type: Article

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