Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic determinants of sprint performance in some diurnal Kalahari Lizards
Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
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| Title | Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic determinants of sprint performance in some diurnal Kalahari Lizards | |
| Creator | Huey, R. B | |
| Description | Sprint capacities (maximum speed, acceleration, stride length, stride frequency) of diurnal lizards from the Kalahari were measured on sandy substrates in the laboratory. Despite major interfamilial differences in body sizes and in body proportions, measures of sprint capacity were remarkably similar among families: some heavy bodied skinks ran as fast as did some sleek lacertids. Sprint capacities change during ontogeny in lizards. Maximum speed, stride length, and possibly acceleration all increase with size and presumably with age. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 1982-12-02 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/koedoe.v25i1.602 | |
| Source | Koedoe; Vol 25, No 1 (1982); 43-48 2071-0771 0075-6458 | |
| Language | eng | |
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