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Urban lizards have higher body temps.
So Princeton collected lizards from 3 different cities in Puerto Rico and held a lizard race in the lab.
Lizards were the best at sprinting in the temperatures they live at.
Big limbs? NOT always faster. But in the heat long limbs are faster!
#SICB2025
So Princeton collected lizards from 3 different cities in Puerto Rico and held a lizard race in the lab.
Lizards were the best at sprinting in the temperatures they live at.
Big limbs? NOT always faster. But in the heat long limbs are faster!
#SICB2025
January 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Urban lizards have higher body temps.
So Princeton collected lizards from 3 different cities in Puerto Rico and held a lizard race in the lab.
Lizards were the best at sprinting in the temperatures they live at.
Big limbs? NOT always faster. But in the heat long limbs are faster!
#SICB2025
So Princeton collected lizards from 3 different cities in Puerto Rico and held a lizard race in the lab.
Lizards were the best at sprinting in the temperatures they live at.
Big limbs? NOT always faster. But in the heat long limbs are faster!
#SICB2025