Variation in preferred body temperature in an oviparous population of Lacerta (Zootoca) vivipara

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-55

  Carretero, M A ^a,c   Roig, J M ^b   Llorente, G A ^b  

^a Ctro Investigacao em B   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Lizard; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

LACERTA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 15944374276     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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