Variation in Body Temperature of Platysternon megacephalum in Field Enclosure

To determine the relationship between body temperature and ambient temperature of big-headed turtle(Platysternon megacephalum)the seasonal and diel variations in its body surface temperature and ambient temperatures were measured in a field enclosure using miniaturized dataloggers and selected body temperature in the laboratory.Body surface temperature was significantly correlated with ambient temperatures;a close correlation between body surface temperature and water temperature rather than rock temperature was found.Body surface temperature and ambient temperatures showed noticeably seasonal variation,with higher temperatures in summer and lower in spring and autumn.In summer,body surface temperature at daytime was significantly higher than that at night,but such difference was not detected in spring and autumn.The selected body temperature,which averaged 25.5℃,did not vary from day to night.Fig 2,Tab 2,Ref 23

• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology

• Publication date

  2009-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.3724/sp.j.1145.2009.00503
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