Thermal ecology of natterjack toads (Bufo calamita) in a semiarid landscape

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-40

  Oromí, Neus ^a   Sanuy, Delfi ^a   Sinsch, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b University of Koblenz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural thermoregulation; Radio tracking; Shelter site use; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; HIBERNATION; MALE; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID CLIMATE; SPAIN; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE STRESS; THERMOREGULATION; TOAD; WINTER;

ANURA; BUFO CALAMITA;

EID: 73149120238     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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