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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Energetic costs of tail loss in a montane scincid lizard |
Author: | Doughty, P. Shine, R. Lee, M. |
Citation: | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 2003; 135(2):215-219 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science Inc |
Issue Date: | 2003 |
ISSN: | 1095-6433 1531-4332 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Paul Doughty, Richard Shine and Michael S. Y. Lee |
Abstract: | Most species of lizards will shed their tails at the point of contact when grasped by a predator. We investigated the energetic consequences of tail loss by measuring lipids in a scincid lizard that stores energy in its tail for reproduction. Most of the lipids were concentrated in the proximal portion of the tail. Thus, partial tail loss may not severely affect energy stores if the distal portion of the tail is shed in predatory encounters. We also found that the width of the tail was a reliable non-invasive index of energy reserves in this species. |
Keywords: | Muscles Tail Animals Lizards Lipids Regeneration Energy Metabolism Female Male Lipid Metabolism |
Description: | Copyright © 2007 Elsevier B.V |
DOI: | 10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00087-4 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1095-6433(03)00087-4 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Earth and Environmental Sciences publications |
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