Temperature selection in wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) and its implications for energetics

Ecoscience

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 398-406

  Dubois, Yohann ^a   Blouin Demers, Gabriel ^b   Thomas, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Metabolic rate; Optimal temperature; Postprandial thermophily; Thermoregulation; Wood turtles

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGETICS; METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMOPHILY; THERMOREGULATION; TURTLE;

GLYPTEMYS INSCULPTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 54249100069     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/15-3-3139     Document Type: Article

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