Energetics of lizard embryos at fluctuating temperatures

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 869-876

  Oufiero, Christopher E ^a,b   Angilletta Jr , Michael J ^a,c  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; EMBRYO; HATCHING; INCUBATION; LIZARD; METABOLISM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LIZARD; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW JERSEY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77956028078     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656217     Document Type: Article

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