Influences of sex, ontogeny and body size on the thermal ecology of Liolaemus lutzae (Squamata, Liolaemidae) in a restinga remnant in southeastern Brazil

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-46

  Maia Carneiro, Thiago ^a   Rocha, Carlos Frederico Duarte ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic rainforest; Body mass; Body temperature; Sexual dimorphism; Snout vent length; Thermal inertia

Indexed keywords

ADULT ANIMAL; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LIOLAEMUS LUTZAE; MALE; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNOUT VENT LENGTH; SQUAMATE; THERMOREGULATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIZARDS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

LIOLAEMINAE; LIOLAEMUS LUTZAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84869771511     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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