Climates of Change: A Tuatara’s-Eye View

The tuatara or New Zealand “spiny-backed lizard” (<i>Sphenodon punctatus</i>) is the sole surviving member of an order of reptiles that pre-dates the dinosaurs. Among its characteristics and peculiarities, the tuatara is renowned for being slow-breathing and long-lived; it possesses a th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anna Boswell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Humanities
Subjects:
zoo
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/9/2/38