Integrative Studies of Thermoregulation in Ectothermic Vertebrates in Aquatic Habitats. Annual Progress Report, 1 October 1981-31 December 1982

摘要

Field experiments are underway to determine the behavioral mechanisms by which largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, respond to rapid temperature changes in their natural environment. Site specificity of largemouth bass in Pond C has been determined. Laboratory experiments are clarifying the relationship between basking behavior of the turtle, Pseudemys scripta and its nutritional state. Theoretical analysis and mathematical modeling continue and have been used to define the role of body size in the thermoregulation of turtles. (ERA citation 07:062055)