Determinants of dominance in the tree lizard Urosaurus ornatus: The relative importance of mass, previous experience and coloration

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 812-825

  Zucker, Naida ^a   Murray, Leigh ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UROSAURUS ORNATUS;

BODY MASS; COLOURATION; DOMINANCE HIERARCHY; EXPERIENCE; TREE LIZARD;

EID: 0030303393     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01203.x     Document Type: Article

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