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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON RESTING METABOLISM OF 2 SPECIES OF JUVENILE NOCTURNAL GECKOS, HEMIDACTYLUS-TURCICUS AND PTYODACTYLUS-HASSELQUISTII (REPTILIA, GEKKONIDAE) IN JEDDAH, SAUDI-ARABIA
EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON RESTING METABOLISM OF 2 SPECIES OF JUVENILE NOCTURNAL GECKOS, HEMIDACTYLUS-TURCICUS AND PTYODACTYLUS-HASSELQUISTII (REPTILIA, GEKKONIDAE) IN JEDDAH, SAUDI-ARABIA
 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : 1. The resting metabolic rates of two species of juvenile geckos, Hemidactylus turcicus and Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, were determined at different temperatures from 20 to 35-degrees-C, using constant pressure manometric respirometers. 2. The metabolic rate-temperature curves for both species were similar in shape. 3. The resting metabolic rate of each species increased significantly with temperatures between 25 and 35-degrees-C. 4. Elevated resting metabolic mte at 20-degrees-C and a low Q10 at 20-25-degrees-C in these two species, were correlated with their thermoregulatory behaviour and ecology.  
Journal Name : COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-PHYSIOLOGY 
Volume : 102 
Issue Number : 3 
Publishing Year : 1992 AH  
Added Date : Saturday, June 14, 2008 

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