Scaling of standard metabolic rate in estuarine crocodiles Crocodylus porosus

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 491-500

  Seymour, Roger S ^a   Gienger, C M ^b,d   Brien, Matthew L ^b,c   Tracy, Christopher R ^b,e   Charlie Manolis, S ^c   Webb, Grahame J W ^b,c   Christian, Keith A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Wildlife Management International and Crocodylus Park   (Australia)

^d AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Crocodile; Metabolic rate; Scaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876454100     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-012-0732-1     Document Type: Article

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