Embryonic thermal tolerance and temperature variation in mounds of the Australian Brush-Turkey (Alectura lathami)

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 594-599

  Eiby, Yvonne ^a   Booth, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alectura lathami; Australian Brush turkey; Body temperature; Embryos; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY TEMPERATURE; EMBRYO; INCUBATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

ALECTURA LATHAMI; AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; REPTILIA;

EID: 54249095835     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.07083     Document Type: Article

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