Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology1819-3420xxxx-xxxxAcademic Journals Inc.10.3923/rjet.2009.56.59Acanthodactylus scutellatus at the Greater Al-Burgan Oil Field in Kuwait]]>Al-HashemM. BrainP.F. 1200931This study investigated the impact of oil pollution
on morphological measurements in adult male and female sand lizards captured
in locations with apparently different pollution levels. The results of
this study confirmed that there is sexual dimorphism in body size, with
males being generally larger than females at all the study sites. Adult
male (but not female) lizards were generally bigger at the Tar mat and
soot than the clear and control sites. The increase in body size and weight
suggests that there is a greater availability of food for these somewhat
territorial reptiles in both the Tar mat and soot sites. An alternative
explanation is that the food resource is affected by oil pollution such
that lizards consuming prey with high levels of fat accumulate more adipose
tissue in their bodies.]]>Al-Hashem, M., P.F. Brain and S. Omar,2007Acanthodactylus scutellatus and their ant prey.]]>16551555Al-Hashem, M., P.F. Brain and S. Omar,2008Acanthodactylus scutellatus.]]>11589594Al-Hassan, J.M.,1992Krebs, J.R. and N.B. Davies,19933rd Edn.,Lambert, M.R.K.,199382231237Lambert, M.R.K.,19971503173Lambert, M.R.K.,1997328093 Leviton, A.E., S.C. Anderson, K. Adler and S.A. Minton,1992Loumbourdis, N.S.,1997Agama stellio, compared in urban, high altitude and agricultural, low altitude areas of North Greece.]]>58945952Omar, S.A., Y. Al-Mutawa and S. Zaman,2000Perry, G. and R. D'miel,1994Acanthodactylus scutellatus, in Israel.]]>27257263 Salvador, A.,1982Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae).]]>161167