Journal article
Constraints of bioenergetics on the ecology and distribution of vertebrate ectotherms: Progress report for period 1 January 1987 to 31 December 1987
Report. U.S. Department of Energy, pp.40-40
01 Jan 1987
Abstract
The authors quantified the constraints of bioenergetics on the ecology and distribution of vertebrate ectotherms. The authors completed studies on the thermoregulation of largemouth bass, (Micropterus salmoides ) on the bioenergetics of the slider turtle, Trachemys scripta , and on the role of temperature dependent sex determination in the extinction of dinosaurs. The authors also began research to develop the three dimensional bioenergetic climate space for freshwater turtles, to determine the role of incubation temperature on the post hatching growth rate of the snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina , to establish the rate of energy expenditure of the slider turtle, Trachemys scripta , in the field, to determine the field metabolic rates, body temperatures and water flux rates of the box turtle, Terrapene carolina , and to measure the effect of diet type on the consumption rate, digestion rate and digestive efficiency of adult T. scripta .
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- Title
- Constraints of bioenergetics on the ecology and distribution of vertebrate ectotherms: Progress report for period 1 January 1987 to 31 December 1987
- Creators
- J SpotilaE Standora
- Publication Details
- Report. U.S. Department of Energy, pp.40-40
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Identifiers
- 991021013172504721