Death-feigning in Eurolophosaurus divaricatus: Temperature and habituation effects

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-325

  Gomes, Fernando R ^a   Kohlsdorf, Tiana ^a   Navas, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; TEMPERATURE;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 7244229698     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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