Body temperatures of female Sceloporus grammicus: Thermal stress or impaired mobility?

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1997, Pages 108-115

  Andrews, Robin M ^a   Méndez De La Cruz, Fausto R ^b   Villagrán Santa Cruz, Maricela ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS GRAMMICUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 8044246569     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447845     Document Type: Article

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