Not just small, wet, and cold: Effects of body size and skin resistance on thermoregulation and arboreality of frogs

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1477-1484

  Tracy, Christopher R ^a   Christian And, Keith A ^a   Richard Tracy, C ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anuran; Biophysical model; Body temperature; Cutaneous resistance; Energy balance; Microclimate use; Water budget; Water loss rate

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADAPTATION; ARBOREAL SPECIES; BIOPHYSICS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DESICCATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FROG; MICROCLIMATE; SKIN; THERMOREGULATION; WATER BUDGET;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FROGS AND TOADS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WATER;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 77951831049     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0839.1     Document Type: Article

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