Effects of body mass and temperature on standard metabolic rate of the herbivorous desert lizard Uromastyx philbyi

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 457-461

  Zari, Talal A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

body mass; lizard; metabolic rate; temperature; Uromastyx philbyi

Indexed keywords

UROMASTYX PHILBYI;

EID: 0030221487     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0081     Document Type: Article

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