@article {661,
	title = {The effect of body size on the thermoregulation of lizards on hot, dry Mediterranean islands},
	journal = {Journal of Thermal Biology},
	volume = {38},
	number = {2},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {92-97},
	chapter = {92},
	abstract = {Body size shapes the overall biology of organisms. We assessed the impact of size on temperature regulation in populations of normal-sized and large-bodied insular Mediterranean lizards (Podarcis gaigeae, Lacertidae). We hypothesized that large lizards would achieve higher body temperatures and thermoregulate more effectively than their smaller kin. Large- and small-bodied lizards share the same thermoregulation pattern, achieving similar body temperatures in the field. Large lizards, however, prefer higher set-point temperatures. Lizards in both populations thermoregulate effectively, but large lizards thermoregulated less effectively than normal sized lizards. The particular conditions at the islet that harbors the large-bodied population (harsh intraspecific competition) seem to account for this pattern.},
	keywords = {Body size, Competition, Density, Insularity, Thermal biology},
	isbn = {0306-4565},
	author = {Sagonas, Kostas and Meiri, Shai and Valakos, Efstratios D. and Pafilis, Panayiotis}
}
