Temperature dependence of locomotor performance in the tropical clawed frog, Xenopus tropicalis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2465-2470

  Herrel, Anthony ^a   Bonneaud, Camille ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Paul Sabatier University   (France)

Author keywords

Anura; Climate change; Endurance; Frog; Jumping; Silurana; Swimming; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE; VIDEORECORDING; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VIDEO RECORDING; XENOPUS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; SILURANA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS (GENUS); XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 84863844409     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.069765     Document Type: Article

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