Partial tail loss has no severe effects on energy stores and locomotor performance in a lacertid lizard, Takydromus septentrionalis

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 175, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 567-573

  Lin, Zhi Hua ^a,b   Ji, Xiang ^a,c  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LISHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Costs of tail autotomy; Energy stores; Lacertidae; Locomotor performance; Tail autotomy; Takydromus septentrionalis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TAIL;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; TAIL;

LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA; TAKYDROMUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 27944455535     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-005-0017-z     Document Type: Article

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