| would behavioral thermoregulation enable pregnant viviparous tropical lizards to cope with a warmer world? | sceloporus lizards depend on external heat to achieve their preferred temperature (tsel) for performing physiological processes. evidence both in the field and laboratory indicates that pregnant females of this genus select body temperatures (tb) lower than 34 °c as higher temperatures may be lethal to embryos. therefore, thermoregulation is crucial for successful embryo development. given the increase in global air temperature, it is expected that the first compensatory response of species that ... | 2017 | 28058803 |