Effects of temperature and sex on jump performance and biomechanics in the lizard Anolis carolinensis

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 534-543

  Lailvaux, S P ^a   Irschick, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Lizard; Locomotion; Performance; Sex; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ECTOTHERMY; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34249076915     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01263.x     Document Type: Article

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