Basking behavior, sweating and thermal ecology of the Indian tree frog, Polypedates maculatus

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Basking behavior, sweating and thermal ecology of the Indian tree frog, Polypedates maculatus

We reported previously that Indian free frogs, Polypedates maculatus, periodically wipe themselves with mucus-borne lipids secreted from cutaneous mucous glands. When dried, these skin secretions decrease water loss but provide only modest resistance to cutaneous evaporation when compared with lipid...

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Main Authors:	Lillywhite, Harvey B., Mittal, Ajay K., Garg, Tarun K., Das, I.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles 1998
Subjects:	QH301 Biology QL Zoology
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11599/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11599/1/Basking%20behavior.gif

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