Thermal tolerance, selected body temperature and thermal dependence of food assimilation and locomotor performance in the Qinghai toad headed lizard, Phrynocephalus vlangalii
青海沙蜥的热耐受性、选择体温及摄食和运动表现的热依赖性

Temperature is the single most important environmental factor affecting many biological processes in organisms.Ectotherms are viable under a wide range of body temperatures,but their physiological processes and behavioral performances are usually maximized at moderate to relatively high body temperatures.We collected Qinghai toad-headed lizards(Phrynocephalus vlangalii;Agamidae) in August 2005 from a population in Qinghai(northwestern China) and used adults to study selected body temperature(Tsel),thermal t...