Thermal tolerance and altitudinal distribution of two Sphenomorphus lizards in Taiwan

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 378-385

  Huang, Shu Ping ^a   Hsu, Yuying ^a   Tu, Ming Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Altitude; Distribution; Lizards; S. incognitus; Sphenomorphus taiwanensis; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT TOLERANCE; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; SPHENOMORPHUS INCOGNITUS; SPHENOMORPHUS TAIWANENSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

SCINCIDAE; SPHENOMORPHUS; SPHENOMORPHUS TAIWANENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33646837530     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2005.11.032     Document Type: Article

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