Effects of Season, Temperature, and Body Mass on the Standard Metabolic Rate of Tegu Lizards (Tupinambis merianae)

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  2008

• Venue

  Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

• Publication date

  2008-01-11

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1086/524147PMID 18190282
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