Caudal autotomy does not influence thermoregulatory characteristics in the metallic skink, Niveoscincus metallicus

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 326-333

  Chapple, David G ^a   Swain, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; LIZARD; THERMOREGULATION;

AMPHIBIA; NIVEOSCINCUS METALLICUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 7244247163     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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