Effects of body temperature on righting performance of native and invasive freshwater turtles: Consequences for competition

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-33

  Polo Cavia, Nuria ^a   López, Pilar ^a   Martín, José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Freshwater turtles; Invasive species; Mauremys leprosa; Preferred basking temperature; Righting performance; Trachemys scripta

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LOCOMOTION; REACTION TIME; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TURTLES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027917277     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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