Amphibia-Reptilia 5 (1984): 37-41
Thermal Relations of Testudo hermanni robertmertensi WERMUTH in S. France
Elizabeth Pulford1, Adrian Hailey2, and David Stubbs3
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School of Animal Biology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, Wales.Abstract. The mean body temperature of T. hermanni in woodland in France was 28.5 oC (August 1981). Body temperatures were elevated above air temperature, and indirect evidence for basking and selection of an optimal microenvironment is discussed.