Titlebook: New Zealand Lizards; David G. Chapple Book 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 Fossil record of New Zealand lizards.Li

爱社交

值得赞赏

,The Ecology of New Zealand’s Lizards,active at night and . geckos being day active (geckos are globally dominated by nocturnal species). The lizards of New Zealand are highly opportunistic, responding to fluctuating abundance and availability of dietary items throughout the year. Both taxa feed primarily on arthropods, with plant-deriv

懦夫

Crayon

Obstreperous

Thermal and Metabolic Physiology of New Zealand Lizards,ance many physiological functions, including embryonic development and digestion. In general, metabolic rate also increases with .., and metabolism alters (with no discernible pattern) in response to different acclimation temperatures. However, many species show thermal independence of metabolic rat

Flawless

Projection

Conservation of New Zealand Lizards: A Fauna Not Forgotten but Undervalued?,e resolved, particularly those that inhabit islands. Longer-term threats may include genetically compromised populations, extremely protracted monitoring issues and climate change. Threats to progress with lizard conservation also involve socioecological problems such as social attitudes to lizards

施加

分发

高调

The Future of New Zealand Lizard Research,utlined. These include (1) comparative osteological studies; (2) taxonomic research; (3) biogeographic studies; (4) detailed investigations of ecology, physiology, reproduction, and life history; (5) research into how lizard populations persist on the main islands in the presence of mammalian predat