Influence of behavioral thermoregulation on the use of vertical surfaces by iberian wall lizards Podarcis hispanica

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 548-552

  Díaz, José A ^a   Díaz Uriarte, Ramón ^b,d   Rodriguez, Alejandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PODARCIS HISPANICA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030424957     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565703     Document Type: Article

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