Field and selected body temperatures of the lizards Sceloporus aeneus and Sceloporus bicanthalis

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-100

  Andrews, Robin M ^a   Méndez De La Cruz, Fausto R ^b   Villagrán Santa Cruz, Maricela ^b   Rodríguez Romero, Felipe ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHRYNOSOMATINAE; SCELOPORUS AENEUS; SCELOPORUS BICANTHALIS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345009029     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565547     Document Type: Article

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