Thermoregulation and habitat selection in wood turtles Glyptemys insculpta: Chasing the sun slowly

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1023-1032

  Dubois, Y ^a   Blouin Demers, G ^b   Shipley, B ^a   Thomas, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioural thermoregulation; Biologging; Energetics; Terrestrial turtle

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; METABOLISM; RADIOTELEMETRY; THERMOREGULATION; TURTLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TURTLES;

GLYPTEMYS INSCULPTA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 68149139348     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01555.x     Document Type: Article

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