A circadian rhythm in oxygen consumption rate in juvenile tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-188

  Birchard, Geoffrey F ^a   Nelson, Nicola J ^b   Daugherty, Charles H ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Metabolism; Oxygen consumption; Sphenodon; Tuatara

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGETICS; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

REPTILIA; SPHENODON; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS;

EID: 33750220430     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2006.9518443     Document Type: Article

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