Differences in thermal preference and tolerance among three Phrynocephalus lizards (Agamidae) with different body sizes and habitat use

Asian Herpetological Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 214-220

  Wang, Zheng ^a,b   Lu, Hongliang ^c   Ma, Li ^c   Ji, Xiang ^b  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agamidae; Body size; Habitat use; Phrynocephalus lizards; Thermal preference; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884697394     PISSN: 20950357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00214     Document Type: Article

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