Circadian emergence and movement of captive juvenile tuatara (Sphenodon spp.)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-216

  Terezow, Marianna G ^a,b   Nelson, Nicola J ^a   Markwell, Timothy J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Captivity; Circadian rhythms; Emergence; Movement; Sphenodon; Tuatara

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMERGENCE; JUVENILE; MOVEMENT; REPTILE;

SPHENODON; SPHENODON GUNTHERI; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS;

EID: 56749187085     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220809510116     Document Type: Article

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