Animal Ethics Committees at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences approved the ethics and protocol (IOZ14001) for the collection, handling, and husbandry of the study animals;BI J. H. (No.31660615) and SUN B. J. (No. 31870391 and 31500324) are supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Sympatric reptiles are the ideal system for investigating temperature-driven coexistence. Understanding thermally physiological responses of sympatric lizards is necessary to reveal the physiological mechanisms that u...