Maternal brooding in the children's python (Antaresia childreni) promotes egg water balance

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

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 569-577

  Lourdais, Olivier ^a,b   Hoffman, Ty C M ^b   DeNardo, Dale F ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg; Evaporation; Evaporative water loss; Parental care; Snake; Water balance

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING ORGAN SYSTEMS; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SNAKE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BOIDAE; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OVUM; TISSUE SURVIVAL; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

ANIMALIA; ANTARESIA CHILDRENI; PYTHONIDAE; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34249896419     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-007-0155-6     Document Type: Article

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