The effect of body size on the thermoregulation of lizards on hot, dry Mediterranean islands

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 92-97

  Sagonas, Kostas ^a   Meiri, Shai ^b   Valakos, Efstratios D ^a   Pafilis, Panayiotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body size; Competition; Density; Insularity; Thermal biology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THERMOREGULATION;

LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS GAIGEAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84872375885     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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