Decreased precision contributes to the hypoxic thermoregulatory response in lizards

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-144

  Cadena, Viviana ^a   Tattersall, Glenn J ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anapyrexia; Behavioural thermoregulation; Hypoxia; Thermoregulatory effort; Thermosensitivity; Variability

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; MOVEMENT; TEMPERATURE;

SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 58149242463     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.023531     Document Type: Article

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