Thermoregulation in pythons. IV Thermoregulation in the Papuan-New Guinean pythons within the genera Python, Liasis and Chondropython |
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| Authors: | CLIFFORD RAY JOHNSON |
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| Institution: | Division of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley, 1050 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, California 94706, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The thermal preference, voluntary maxima, and thermal control were studied in the Papuan-New Guinean pythons Python spilotus, P. boeleni, Liasis albertisii, L. papuanus, L. boa, and Chondropython viridis. Preferred temperature data were similar for all species and mean preferred head temperatures were lower than those for the body. In general preferred and voluntary means were higher for the Papuan-New Guinean pythons than those found for Australian species and likely reflect adaptation to hotter tropical environments. |
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