Diet quality does not affect resting metabolic rate or body temperatures selected by an herbivorous lizard

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 183-189

  Nussear, K E ^a   Espinoza, R E ^a   Gubbins, C M ^a   Field, K J ^a   Hayes, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Herbivory; Resting metabolic rate; Sauromalus obesus; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031923986     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050135     Document Type: Article

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