Seasonal changes in daily metabolic patterns of tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae) placed in the cold (17°C) and dark

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-175

  Milsom, William K ^a   Andrade, Denis V ^b   Brito, Simone P ^b   Toledo, Luis F ^a   Wang, Tobias ^c   Abe, Augusto S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD AIR; DARK; DORMANCY; JUVENILE; LIZARD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLD; DARKNESS; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIZARD; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; COLD; DARKNESS; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIZARDS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

SQUAMATA; TUPINAMBIS MERIANAE; TUPINAMBIS NIGROPUNCTATUS;

EID: 39449086188     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524148     Document Type: Article

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