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  <dc:contributor>C.R. Peterson</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>P.E. Bartelt</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2005</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p id=""&gt;(1) We designed a physical model that simulates the thermal and evaporative properties of live Western toads (&lt;i&gt;Bufo boreas&lt;/i&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(2) In controlled tests, the model tracked the body temperature of live toads with an average error of 0.3&amp;plusmn;0.03&amp;nbsp;&amp;deg;C (test range=4&amp;ndash;30&amp;nbsp;&amp;deg;C).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(3) It estimated the evaporative water loss of live toads with an average error of 0.35&amp;ndash;0.65&amp;nbsp; g/h, or about 14% (test range=0.7&amp;ndash;9&amp;nbsp;g/h).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(4) Data collected with this physical model should provide an effective way for biologists to better understand habitat selection in toads and other amphibians.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1016/j.jtherbio.2004.07.007</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:title>Physically modeling operative temperatures and evaporation rates in amphibians</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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