The effect of shielding the parietal eye of Podarcis muralis on behavioral thermoregulation

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 397-401

  McKeehan, Amy ^a   Sievert, Lynnette M ^a,b  

^a MARYVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral thermoregulation; lizard; parietal eye; Podarcis; thermoregulatory precision

Indexed keywords

PODARCIS MURALIS;

EID: 0030268489     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(96)00027-7     Document Type: Article

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