Optimal body size with respect to maximal speed for the yellow-spotted monitor lizard (Varanus panoptes; varanidae)

Studies of locomotor performance often link variation in morphology with ecology. While maximum sprint speed is a commonly used performance variable, the absolute limits for this performance trait are not completely understood. Absolute maximal speed has often been shown to increase linearly with bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Clemente, C., Withers, Philip, Thompson, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: The University of Chicago Press 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52232