Thermoregulation in the Desert Iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis
- 30 June 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 156 (3783), 1757-1759
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.156.3783.1757
Abstract
The body temperature of desert iguanas implanted with miniature temperature-sensitive radio transmitters was continuously monitored in their natural habitat. Extensive thermoregulatory behavior occurred in retreat burrows prior to morning emergence. Such behavior permits the igluana to emerge from below ground at its preferred body temperature rather than suboptimal temperature at which activity in the burrow is initiated.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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