Why cordylid lizards are black at the south-western tip of Africa

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 278, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-341

  Van Rensburg, D A Janse ^a   Mouton, P Le F N ^a   Van Niekerk, A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benguela Current; Climate; Cordylidae; Fog; Melanism; Thermoregulation; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLOUD COVER; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOG; GIS; HABITAT USE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIZARD; MELANISM; MORPHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; THERMOREGULATION; VIVIPARITY;

CORDYLIDAE; MOLLUSCA; PSEUDOCORDYLUS CAPENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 68349128299     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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