Effects of sexual condition on food consumption and temperature selection in the herbivorous desert lizard, Uromastyx philbyi

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 371-377

  Zari, Talal A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Food consumption; Lizard; Sexual condition; Temperature selection; Uromastyx philbyi

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LIZARD; PREGNANCY;

UROMASTYX PHILBYI;

EID: 0032033264     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0338     Document Type: Article

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