Effect of altitude on thermal responses of Liolaemus pictus argentinus in Argentina

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 332-337

  Gutiérrez, Joel A ^a   Krenz, John D ^b   Ibargüengoytía, Nora R ^a,c  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cold climate; Liolaemidae; Lizards; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HABITAT QUALITY; LIOLAEMUS PICTUS ARGENTINUS; LIZARD; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; SPECIES COMPARISON; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOREGULATION;

LIOLAEMINAE; LIOLAEMUS PICTUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77956720975     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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