Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 774-784

  Tulli, Maria Jose ^a   Abdala, Virginia ^a   Cruz, Felix B ^b  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Limb morphology; Lizard; Performance; Speed; Substrate structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYLOGENY;

SQUAMATA;

EID: 84857524139     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.065490     Document Type: Article

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