Incubation regimes of cold-climate reptiles: The thermal consequences of nest-site choice, viviparity and maternal basking

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-155

  Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryo; Lizard; Mode thermoregulation; Reproductive

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; INCUBATION; NEST SITE; REPTILE; SITE SELECTION; THERMOREGULATION; VIVIPARITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EULAMPRUS; EULAMPRUS HEATWOLEI; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 6344291685     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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