The behavioral and physiological mechanisms of thermoregulation and the morphological traits of lizards result in a particular range of body temperatures, which influence performance and ultimately fitness. We studied the thermal biology and locomotor performance of the lizard Liolaemus wiegmannii from the coastal dunes in the southeastern Pampas of Argentina. During the austral summer, we examined the link between thermoregulation and optimal locomotor performance. Liolaemus wiegmannii faced a stressful environment due to high risk of overheating; despite this, the species was able to achieve field body temperatures (Mean Tb ± SD = 35.58 ± 2.86 °C) than expected by chance (i.e., the null model) and suitable for sustaining its physiological...
The body temperature of lizards is strongly influenced by the thermal quality of microhabitats, expl...
Physiological performance in lizards may be affected by climate across latitudinal or altitudinal gr...
Habitat modification alters several aspects of the original fauna, among them the opportunity for th...
Locomotion is relevant to the ecology of reptiles because of its presumed influence on an organism’s...
Thermoregulation in ectotherms may be modulated by climatic variability across geographic gradients....
Small lizards can accommodate to constraints imposed by temporal changes in ambient temperature thro...
Ectotherms are especially vulnerable to climate change due to their dependence on environmental ther...
Lizard activity and endurance of cold climate is regulated by several factors such as evolutionary p...
Postural adjustments and microhabitat selection are two behavioral mechanisms that lizards extensive...
Behavioral and physiological traits of ectotherms are especially sensitive to fluctuations of enviro...
The importance of the thermal environment for ectotherms and its relationship with thermal physiolog...
We studied the efficiency of thermoregulation in four high elevation Liolaemus species in the Andes ...
Reptiles are important models for understanding fundamental aspects of physiological ecology and for...
When an animal in the laboratory experiences a change in temperature, physiological processes are af...
Body temperature is the most important ecophysiological variable affecting reptiles’ life history. M...
The body temperature of lizards is strongly influenced by the thermal quality of microhabitats, expl...
Physiological performance in lizards may be affected by climate across latitudinal or altitudinal gr...
Habitat modification alters several aspects of the original fauna, among them the opportunity for th...
Locomotion is relevant to the ecology of reptiles because of its presumed influence on an organism’s...
Thermoregulation in ectotherms may be modulated by climatic variability across geographic gradients....
Small lizards can accommodate to constraints imposed by temporal changes in ambient temperature thro...
Ectotherms are especially vulnerable to climate change due to their dependence on environmental ther...
Lizard activity and endurance of cold climate is regulated by several factors such as evolutionary p...
Postural adjustments and microhabitat selection are two behavioral mechanisms that lizards extensive...
Behavioral and physiological traits of ectotherms are especially sensitive to fluctuations of enviro...
The importance of the thermal environment for ectotherms and its relationship with thermal physiolog...
We studied the efficiency of thermoregulation in four high elevation Liolaemus species in the Andes ...
Reptiles are important models for understanding fundamental aspects of physiological ecology and for...
When an animal in the laboratory experiences a change in temperature, physiological processes are af...
Body temperature is the most important ecophysiological variable affecting reptiles’ life history. M...
The body temperature of lizards is strongly influenced by the thermal quality of microhabitats, expl...
Physiological performance in lizards may be affected by climate across latitudinal or altitudinal gr...
Habitat modification alters several aspects of the original fauna, among them the opportunity for th...