Enhanced vigilance in monogamous pairs of the lizard, Tiliqua rugosa

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 452-455

  Bull, C M ^a   Pamula, Y ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lizards; Monogamy; Sleepy lizard; Tiliqua rugosa; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; MONOGAMY; VIGILANCE;

TILIQUA RUGOSA;

EID: 0031685399     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.5.452     Document Type: Article

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