Thermoregulatory advantage of dark dorsal skin on desert lizards
Moon KW. 1993. Thermoregulatory advantage of dark dorsal skin on desert lizards
The author measured and compared the rate of solar radiation absorption by dorsal and ventral skin of male Uta stansburiana. The darker dorsal skin absorbs a higher volume of solar energy intake within a shorter time than lighter ventral skin.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Moon, Kang
- Date of Issue
- 1993
- Units
- MOJA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Granite Mountain Reserve, Kelso Dunes Mojave National Preserve, Solar Radiation, Uta stansburiana