Staying warm or moist? operative temperature and thermal preferences of common frogs (Rana temporaria), and effects on locomotion

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-26

  Köhler, Angela ^a   Sadowska, Julita ^b   Olszewska, Justyna ^c   Trzeciak, Paulina ^c   Berger Tal, Oded ^d   Tracy, Christopher R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^c NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agar models; Body temperature; Jumping performance; Microhabitat; Skin temperature; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 79952952223     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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