Correlated evolution of thermal characteristics and foraging strategy in lacertid lizards

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 388-395

  Verwaijen, D ^a   Van Damme, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Evolution; Foraging; Lacertidae; Lizard; Thermal ecology

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTION; FORAGING; LIZARD; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PREY; THERMOREGULATION;

LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 35448950561     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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