Seasonal temperature variation in the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-336

  Grayson, Kristine L ^a   Dorcas, Michael E ^a  

^a DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basking; Body temperature; Chrysemys picta; Datalogger; Over wintering; Painted turtle; Seasonal temperature variation; Shell temperature; Thermochron iButton

Indexed keywords

ECTOTHERMY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TURTLE;

DAVIDSON COUNTY [NORTH CAROLINA]; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 4544290027     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/03-43     Document Type: Article

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