Variation in homeward orientation performance in the sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa): Effects of sex and reproductive period

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 339-344

  Freake, M J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeward orientation; Intersexual variation; Lizard; Mating system; Motivation

Indexed keywords

HOMING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

TILIQUA RUGOSA;

EID: 0031688725     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050500     Document Type: Article

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