Seasonal acclimatization in metabolic rate of the fan-fingered gecko, Ptyodactylus hasselquistii (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-142

  Zari, T A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Body mass; Gecko; Metabolic rate; Ptyodactylus hasselquistii; Seasonal acclimatization; Temperature

Indexed keywords

PTYODACTYLUS HASSELQUISTII;

EID: 0032934901     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(98)00047-3     Document Type: Article

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