Plaster models to measure operative temperature and evaporative water loss of amphibians

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 597-603

  Tracy, Christopher R ^a   Betts, Gregory ^a   Tracy, C Richard ^b   Christian, Keith A ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 37349023625     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-006.1     Document Type: Article

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