Using motion-sensor camera technology to infer seasonal activity and thermal niche of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii).

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Journal of Thermal Biology

• Publication date

  2015-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2015.02.009PMID 25774035
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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