Evolutionarily conserved thermal biology across continents: The North American lizard Plestiodon gilberti (Scincidae) compared to Asian Plestiodon

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 308-312

  Youssef, Mina K ^a   Adolph, Stephen C ^a   Richmond, Jonathan Q ^b  

^a HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservative vs. labile view; Critical thermal limits; Eumeces; Lizard; Locomotion; Neoseps; Plestiodon; Skink; Thermal preference; Thermal sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASIA; BIOLOGY; BODY TEMPERATURE; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PLESTIODON GILBERTI; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL BIOLOGY;

EUMECES; NEOSEPS; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 44649111788     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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