. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. April 1990 Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 3, p. 55. FIG. 1. Gekko gecko from Phuket Province, Thailand. California, Berkeley, within a month of capture. Lizards were placed in the chamber at least one hour prior to performance measurement. Humidity, which could not be regulated, was determined on several occasions using a Bacharach sling psychrometer. Clinging capability was measured by placing lizards on a plexiglass plate and, at a gradual and steady rate, lifting the end of the plate so th
. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. April 1990 Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 3, p. 55. FIG. 1. Gekko gecko from Phuket Province, Thailand. California, Berkeley, within a month of capture. Lizards were placed in the chamber at least one hour prior to performance measurement. Humidity, which could not be regulated, was determined on several occasions using a Bacharach sling psychrometer. Clinging capability was measured by placing lizards on a plexiglass plate and, at a gradual and steady rate, lifting the end of the plate so that the lizard was clinging with its head directed down. The angle at which the lizard fell from the plate was recorded (protocol modified from Emerson and Diehl 1980; Alberch 1981). Lizards that jumped from the plate were not included in the analysis. As lizards began to slide, they usually attempted to maintain their grip by moving and re-applying their toe pads regardless of temperature. There was no evidence that temperature affected the lizards' efforts to prevent sliding and falling from the experimental plate. One trial per lizard was conducted per temperature. Performance at nine temperatures (12, 16, 17, 22, 24, 31 [three times], 34, 35, 41; the order of temperatures is presented in figure 2) was measured over a six-day period. On some days, two trials were conducted. Sprint capability was measured by placing lizards at the end of a m trackway covered with a rough rubber surface and inducing them to run by repeated taps to the tail (protocol following Huey 1982b; Huey et al. 1989; Garland 1985). As the lizard ran, it interrupted light beams stationed every m. The time elapsed during each interval was computed by a Compaq personal computer, the fastest single interval during four trials, conducted at hourly intervals, was considered the maximum speed for that lizard at that. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been
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