Patterns of activity and body temperature of Aldabra giant tortoises in relation to environmental temperature

Abstract We studied the temperature relations of wild and zoo Aldabra giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) focusing on (1) the relationship between environmental temperature and tortoise activity patterns (n = 8 wild individuals) and (2) on tortoise body temperature fluctuations, including how t...

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Main Authors: Wilfredo Falcón, Rich P. Baxter, Samuel Furrer, Martin Bauert, Jean‐Michel Hatt, Gabriela Schaepman‐Strub, Arpat Ozgul, Nancy Bunbury, Marcus Clauss, Dennis M. Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3766