Effects of Temperature and Slope on the Sprint Speed and Stamina of the Eastern Fence Lizard, Sceloporus undulatus

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 671-679

  Pinch, Frederick C ^a,b   Claussen, Dennis L ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 30 School Street ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0347063769     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/183-02     Document Type: Article

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