Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2843253 | Journal of Thermal Biology | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
1.Various factors affect a reptile's capacity for thermoregulation and most studies have focussed on terrestrial species.2.We investigated the thermoregulatory abilities of the yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) in terms of selected body temperature (Tsel), set-point range (Tset) and body posture in terrestrial and aquatic thermal mosaics.3.Yellow anacondas selected higher body temperatures (Tb) and have a narrower Tset in a terrestrial environment than in an aquatic one.4.Coiled body postures were most frequently observed and were generally associated with higher Tb.
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Authors
Suzanne McConnachie, Sara N. Greene, Michael R. Perrin,