A cold-adapted reptile becomes a more effective thermoregulator in a thermally challenging environment

Oecologia

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 571-581

  Besson, Anne Amélie ^a   Cree, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Cold adapted; Index of thermoregulation; Sphenodon; Thermoregulatory strategy

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD TOLERANCE; DIEL VARIATION; FITNESS; HABITAT QUALITY; REPTILE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLD; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; SEASON; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; NEW ZEALAND; REPTILES; SEASONS;

NEW ZEALAND;

REPTILIA; SPHENODON; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS; SPHENODONTIA;

EID: 77953684785     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1571-y     Document Type: Article

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