Size-dependent heating rates determine the spatial and temporal distribution of small-bodied lizards

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-356

  Herczeg, Gábor ^a,c   Török, János ^a   Korsós, Zoltán ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BODY SIZE; ECTOTHERMY; HEAT BUDGET; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34547952074     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807781374674     Document Type: Article

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