Lizards are larger and retain heat longer in high-altitude habitats

Lizards are larger and retain heat longer in high-altitude habitats
Granada, Spain (SPX) Apr 09, 2015 - Scientists at the University of Granada (UGR) have found that the long-tailed lizard, Psammodromus algirus, is larger when living at high altitude-with a cold climate-than at a lower, and therefore warmer, altitude. In addition, lizards living at over 2000 meters retain heat longer because they are larger. The study, published in the prestigious Journal of Evolutionary Biology, confirms fo ... more

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