Postural mechanisms in the behavioral thermoregulation of a desert lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis.
1971
C B DeWitt
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008116
Lizards
Reptiles within the order Squamata that generally possess limbs, moveable EYELIDS, and EXTERNAL EAR openings, although there are some species which lack one or more of these structures.
Chameleons,Geckos,Chameleon,Gecko,Lizard
D011187
Posture
The position or physical attitude of the body.
Postures
D001833
Body Temperature Regulation
The processes of heating and cooling that an organism uses to control its temperature.
Heat Loss,Thermoregulation,Regulation, Body Temperature,Temperature Regulation, Body,Body Temperature Regulations,Heat Losses,Loss, Heat,Losses, Heat,Regulations, Body Temperature,Temperature Regulations, Body,Thermoregulations
D000818
Animals
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001522
Behavior, Animal
The observable response an animal makes to any situation.
Autotomy Animal,Animal Behavior,Animal Behaviors
D013472
Sunlight
Irradiation directly from the sun.
Sunshine
D013696
Temperature
The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms.