Seasonal metabolic compensation in the fringe-toed lizard, Acanthodactylus boskianus (Reptilia: Lacertidae)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-150

  Zari, Talal A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acanthodactylus boskianus; Body mass; Lizard; Metabolic compensation; Seasonal acclimatization; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACANTHODACTYLUS BOSKIANUS; ACANTHODACTYLUS SCUTELLATUS; LACERTIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0000589875     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4565(95)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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