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Melanistic coloration does not influence thermoregulation in the crepuscular gecko Eublepharis macularius

Body coloration in ectotherms serves multiple biological functions, including avoiding predators, communicating with conspecific individuals, and involvement in thermoregulation. As ectotherms rely on environmental sources of heat to regulate their internal body temperature, stable melanistic body c...

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Autores principales: Hastings, Brandon T., Melnyk, Anastasiya, Ghyabi, Mehrdad, White, Emma, Barroso, Frederico M., Carretero, Miguel A., Lattanzi, David, Claude, Julien, Chiari, Ylenia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10651090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37756597
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.060114