Locomotor performance at low temperature and the evolution of nocturnality in geckos

Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 580-599

  Autumn, Kellar ^a,b   Jindrich, Devin ^a   DeNardo, Dale ^a   Mueller, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetics; Exercise; Integrative biology; Lizard; Locomotion; Optimality; Physiology

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LOCOMOTION; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0033005839     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb03793.x     Document Type: Article

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