Search tactics of desert lizards: how polarized are they?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 1742-1758

  Pietruszka, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLISAURUS DRACONOIDES; CNEMIDOPHORUS TIGRIS; DESERT HORNED LIZARD; GAMBELIA WISLIZENI; IGUANIDAE; LEOPARD LIZARD; PHRYNOSOMA PLATYRHINOS; SIDE BLOTCHED LIZARD; TEIIDAE; UTA STANSBURIANA; WESTERN; WHIPTAIL; ZEBRA TAILED LIZARD;

EID: 0022847785     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3472(86)80261-5     Document Type: Article

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