Seasonal changes in the thermal environment do not affect microhabitat selection by Psammodromus algirus lizards

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 295-298

  Díaz, José A ^a   Cabezas Díaz, Sara ^a,b   Salvador, Alfredo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lizard; Operative temperatures; Predation risk; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

CISTUS; PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS; QUERCUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 31344433169     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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