Selected body temperature, metabolic rate and activity pattern of the Australian fossorial skink, Saiphos equalis

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 127-133

  Wu, Qiong ^a   Parker, Scott L ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metabolism; Nocturnal lizard; Oxygen consumption; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

SAIPHOS EQUALIS; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77149133730     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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