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  • Title: Temperature responses of standard, aerobic metabolism by the California legless lizard, Anniella pulchra.
    Author: Fusari MH.
    Journal: Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol; 1984; 77(1):97-101. PubMed ID: 6141038.
    Abstract:
    Standard metabolic rates, measured for the lizard Anniella pulchra at 6 and 13 degrees C were statistically identical, showing notable thermal-independence at low temperature. Metabolic rates, measured at 25 and 30 degrees C, were significantly less than the rates predicted by standard equations. Thermal-independence and reduced aerobic metabolism at temperatures above the preferred range may result in water and energy savings in the fossorial habitat. Body-mass adjusted comparisons with other lizards suggest that reduced metabolism may be a correlative adaptation in small, fossorial lizards.
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