Herbivory imposes constraints on voluntary hypothermia in lizards

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-19

  Tracy, C Richard ^a,b   Flack, Kevin M ^a,c   Zimmerman, Linda C ^a,b   Espinoza, Robert E ^a,d   Tracy, Christopher R ^a,e  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c California State University ^*  (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPENSATION; HERBIVORY; LIZARD; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; DIPSOSAURUS DORSALIS; IGUANIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 14544283724     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CP-03-181R2     Document Type: Article

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