Direct effects of incubation temperature on morphology, thermoregulatory behaviour and locomotor performance in jacky dragons (Amphibolurus muricatus)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-39

  Esquerré, Damien ^a   Keogh, J Scott ^a   Schwanz, Lisa E ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibolurus muricatus; Incubation temperature; Jacky dragons; Maternal effects; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HATCHLING; HEAD; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RUNNING; THERMOREGULATION; VELOCITY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; RUNNING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84900803294     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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