Thermal responses to environmental constraints in two populations of the oviparous lizard Liolaemus bibronii in Patagonia, Argentina

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-40

  Medina, Marlin ^a,b   Gutierrez, Joel ^a   Scolaro, Alejandro ^c   Ibargüengoytía, Nora ^a,b  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cold climate; Liolaemus; Oviparity; Squamata; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149127225     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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