The influence of hypoxia on the thermal sensitivity of skin colouration in the bearded dragon, Pogona vitticeps

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

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 867-875

  De Velasco, Jesus Barraza ^a   Tattersall, Glenn J ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromatophores; Hypoxia; Melanosome migration; Skin pigmentation; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; IGUANAS; MALE; OXYGEN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TEMPERATURE;

POGONA VITTICEPS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 49349104072     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-008-0274-8     Document Type: Article

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