Licht-im-Terrarium: Literaturdatenbank
Licht-im-Terrarium: Literaturdatenbank |
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Tosini, G., & Avery, R. A. (1996). Spectral composition of light influences thermoregulatory behaviour in a lacertid lizard (podarcis muralis). Journal of Thermal Biology, 21(3), 191–195. Added by: Sarina (2009-08-24 16:32:57) Last edited by: Sarina (2009-09-09 11:02:48) |
| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1016/0306-4565(96)00002-2 BibTeX citation key: Tosini1996a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: Englisch = English Keywords: Echsen = Lizards, Reptilien = Reptiles, Thermoregulation = Thermoregulation Creators: Avery, Tosini Collection: Journal of Thermal Biology |
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1. Thermoregulatory set points — i.e. the body temperatures at which heat-seeking or cooling behaviour are initiated — of the lacertid lizard Podarcis muralis were measured by infra-red thermography in animals exposed to light of different spectral compositions. 2. Exposing intact lizards to light from which wavelength < 540 or < 600 nm had been filtered out resulted in persistent but reversible decreases in the values of both thermoregulatory set points. Mean heating rates and bask durations were also affected. 3. Light from which wavelengths < 480 nm had been removed had no effect on any of these variables. Author Keywords: Thermoregulatory set points; behavioural thermoregulation; thermography; lizard; Podarcis muralis; light spectral composition; melatonin Added by: Sarina Last edited by: Sarina |