Voluntary exposure of some Western-Hemisphere snake and lizard species to ultraviolet-B radiation in the field: How much ultraviolet-B should a lizard or snake receive in captivity?

Zoo Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-334

  Ferguson, Gary W ^a   Brinker, Andrew M ^a   Gehrmann, William H ^a   Bucklin, Stacey E ^a   Baines, Frances M ^b   Mackin, Steve J ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Greenfield   (United Kingdom)

^c Solartech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive requirements; Field exposure; Ultraviolet; UV index

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEM; JAMAICA; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEM; ERGOSTEROL; JAMAICA; LIZARDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNAKES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D;

REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77954569145     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20255     Document Type: Article

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