Metabolism of the spade-headed Amphisbaenian worm lizard, Diplometopon zarudnyi (Nikolsky, 1907), in Saudi Arabia (Reptilia: Trogonophidae)
The oxygen consumption rate V̇O2 and lactate production of the Amphisbaenian worm lizard Diplometopon zarudnyi were measured at temperatures ranging from 15 °C to 35 °C at 5 °C intervals. The V̇O2 was significantly different between resting and active states at any specified temperature, while the a...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X17302917 |