The cost-benefit model of thermoregulation does not predict lizard thermoregulatory behavior

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 560-566

  Blouin Demers, Gabriel ^a   Nadeau, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost benefit model; Index of thermoregulation; Lizard; Thermoconformity; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 15244351137     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1403     Document Type: Article

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