Thermal tolerance, selected body temperature and thermal dependence of food assimilation and locomotor performance in the Qinghai toad headed lizard, Phrynocephalus vlangalii

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2036-2042

  Shu, Lin ^a,b   Zhang, Qunli ^a   Qu, Yanfu ^a   Ji, Xiang ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Agamidae; Food assimilation; Phrynocephalus vlangalii; Selected body temperature; Sprint speed; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ECTOTHERMY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

CHINA; QINGHAI;

AGAMIDAE; ANURA; PHRYNOCEPHALUS VLANGALII; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79952723427     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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