Abstract
Documents variation in the degree of arboreality among four populations of western fence lizard and investigates how this variation relates to locomotor performance capability in an arboreal context. Specialization for maximizing sprinting performance on arboreal surfaces of a particular diameter entails a performance trade-off that is reflected in both speed and "surefootedness'. Lizards with relatively longer limbs sprinted faster. Among-population differences in arboreal sprint performance are probably genetically based. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1225-1233 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Ecology |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 1991 |