Environmental ScienceBiology

Physiological ecology of desert tortoises in southern Nevada

K. Nagy, P. Medica

1986HERPETOLOGICA

tlooto Summary

Tortoises apparently relinquish maintenance of internal homeostasis on a daily basis during most of the year, while tolerating large imbalances in their water, energy and salt budgets.

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NAGY, K.; MEDICA, P. Physiological ecology of desert tortoises in southern nevada. HERPETOLOGICA, 1986, 42: 73–92.