Effects of recent feeding on locomotor performance of juvenile Psammodromus algirus lizards

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 390-395

  Martin, J ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behavioural compensation; escape performance; locomotion; predation risk; speed

Indexed keywords

PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS;

FEEDING; LOCOMOTION;

EID: 0030304582     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2390288     Document Type: Article

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