Physiological and behavioral variation in estivation among mud turtles (Kinosternon spp.).

Ligon, Day B

Physiological and behavioral variation in estivation among mud turtles (Kinosternon spp.). [electronic resource] - Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ - 283-93 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

1522-2152

10.1086/342000 doi


Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Basal Metabolism
Behavior, Animal--physiology
Blood Chemical Analysis
Body Water--metabolism
Body Weight
Dehydration
Disasters
Estivation
Seasons
Species Specificity
Time Factors
Turtles--blood
Water Loss, Insensible
Water-Electrolyte Balance