Tuatara: Volume 24, Issue 2, August 1980
Fig. 4: Thermoregulation of vipers on different days: — (A) during a more or less overcast day; — (B) a day with normal sunshing (two species shown); — (C) a very hot day. — —— or - - - - - Body temperature of a viper — ….. Temperature of a metal thermometer in the sun, at 50 cm of height — + + + Air temperature — • • • Temperature in a burrow
Fig. 4: Thermoregulation of vipers on different days:
(A) during a more or less overcast day;
(B) a day with normal sunshing (two species shown);
(C) a very hot day.
—— or - - - - - Body temperature of a viper
….. Temperature of a metal thermometer in the sun, at 50 cm of height
+ + + Air temperature
• • • Temperature in a burrow