Northern grass lizards (Takydromus septentrionalis) from different populations do not differ in thermal preference and thermal tolerance when acclimated under identical thermal conditions

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 343-349

  Yang, Jing ^a   Sun, Yan Yan ^a   An, Hong ^b   Ji, Xiang ^a,b  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Critical thermal maximum; Critical thermal minimum; Lacertidae; Selected body temperature; Takydromus septentrionalis; Thermal acclimation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA; TAKYDROMUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 43149116330     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-007-0227-7     Document Type: Article

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