Influence of heat transmission mode on heating rates and on the selection of patches for heating in a Mediterranean lizard

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 369-376

  Belliure, Josabel ^a   Carrascal, Luis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; SITE SELECTION; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; HEAT; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENVIRONMENT; HEAT; LIZARDS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ACANTHODACTYLUS; ACANTHODACTYLUS ERYTHRURUS; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; LACERTIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036660045     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342768     Document Type: Article

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