A Long-Term Study of Coachella Fringe-Toed Lizards, Uma inornata, Reveals Seasonal and Annual Variation in Size and Growth

Muth, Allan; Fisher, Mark; Richard Tracy, C.

doi:10.1670/22-044

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A Long-Term Study of Coachella Fringe-Toed Lizards, Uma inornata, Reveals Seasonal and Annual Variation in Size and Growth

Published in Journal of Herpetology • Jul 17, 2023

Authors:

Allan Muth

Mark Fisher

C. Richard Tracy

Abstract

Productivity of warm deserts is highly correlated with rainfall. We analyzed body size data from a 35-yr study of Coachella Fringe-Toed Lizards, Uma inornata, to reveal precipitation-related differences among years both in growth and in the length–mass relationship (LMR). The LMR is a linear functio...

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Biology

Juvenile

Linear regression

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