Thermoregulatory accuracy, precision, and effectiveness in two sand-dwelling lizards under mild environmental conditions

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1966-1976

  Sartorius, Shawn S ^a,c   Do Amaral, José P S ^a   Durtsche, Richard D ^a   Deen, Cari M ^a   Lutterschmidt, William I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^c SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; THERMOANALYSIS;

THERMOREGULATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT USE; LIZARD; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

AMPHIBIA; PHRYNOSOMATINAE; REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS ARENICOLUS; SQUAMATA; UTA STANSBURIANA;

EID: 0036874301     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-191     Document Type: Article

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