Body temperatures of Tropidurus torquatus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) from coastal populations: Do body temperatures vary along their geographic range?

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 449-456

  Kiefer, Mara C ^a,b   Van Sluys, Monique ^b   Rocha, Carlos F D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Environmental temperature; Geographic ecology; Restinga habitat; Thermal ecology; Tropiduridae; Tropidurus torquatus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FOREST; GEOGRAPHY; LIZARD; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY;

SQUAMATA; TROPIDURINAE; TROPIDURUS TORQUATUS;

EID: 23644432843     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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