Altered thermoregulation in the iguana disposaurus dorsalis following exercise

• Published in: Journal of thermal biology Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 41 - 45
• Main Authors: Cannon, J.G., Kluger, M.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1985
• Subjects: desert iguanas; Dipsosaurus dorsalis; exercise; hyperthermia; Thermoregulation; Thermoregulation; exercise; hyperthermia; desert iguanas; Dipsosaurus dorsalis

1.1.|Seven desert iguanas ran on a motorized treadmill for 20-min periods. Before, during and after exercise, the iguanas were in a thermal gradient which allowed them to thermoregulate behaviourally.2.2.|For several hours following exercise, the iguanas selected warmer ambient temperatures, resulti...