Effect of nest temperature on egg-brooding dynamics in Children's pythons

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 302-306

  Stahlschmidt, Zachary R ^a   DeNardo, Dale F ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antaresia childreni; Developmental environment; Facultative endothermy; Parental care; Respiratory gas exchange; Snake; Thermal relations; Trade off; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTARESIA CHILDRENI; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; HATCHING; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE; WARMING;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BOIDAE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OXYGEN; PREGNANCY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 68049089774     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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