Interspecific aggression in flat lizards suggests poor species recognition

Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-146

  Korner, Pius ^a   Whiting, Martin J ^b   Willem, J ^c   Ferguson, H ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Competitive exclusion; Flat lizards; Interspecific aggression; Mistaken identity; Platysaurus; Species recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008744884     PISSN: 04416651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2000.9635440     Document Type: Article

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