Posts Tagged ‘melanism’
It’s only skin deep: Melanism and thermoregulation in lizards
Monday, August 31, 2009 16:22 1 Comment
Like all ectotherms, lizards gain energy to go about their business by absorbing heat from their surrounding environment. Often lizards bask in the sun to maximize their heat absorption. But there are other, subtler things that can also affect how much heat ectotherms take up, like the color of their skin. In the August issue [...]
