Thermoregulation and activity pattern of the high-mountain lizard Phymaturus palluma (Tropiduridae) in Chile

Behavioral and physiological mechanisms of thermoregulation in ectotherms are conditioned by thermal constraints. These mechanisms may be even more restrictive when environmental conditions are unfavorable for individuals, especially when sexual dimorphism segregates the sexes spatially. In order to...

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Main Authors: Marcela A. Vidal, Evelyn Habit, Pedro Victoriano, Angélica González-Gajardo, Juan C. Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-02-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000100003