Thermoregulation as a function of thermal quality in a northern population of painted turtles, Chrysemys picta

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 526-535

  Edwards, A L ^a   Blouin Demers, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

PHYSICAL MODELS; THERMAL QUALITY; THERMOREGULATION; THERMOREGULATORS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

BODY TEMPERATURE; ECTOTHERMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THERMOREGULATION; TURTLE;

CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34547224223     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-037     Document Type: Article

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