Abstract
In recent years, laboratory measurements of locomotor performance of small organisms have been used increasingly to study questions in behavioural, physiological, and evolutionary ecology. Although a valuable tool that can provide insight into organismal function, behaviour, and adaptation, this approach is potentially limited by the quality of the data collected. Using the study of maximum sprint speed in lizards as an example, common problems in methodology that may confound interpretation of performance studies are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 57-61 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Zoology |
Volume | 258 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2002 |
Keywords
- Lizard
- Locomotion
- Methodology
- Performance
- Sprint speed