Effects of tail loss on the movement patterns of the lizard, Psammodromus algirus

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 794-802

  Martin, J ^a   Avery, R A ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autotomy; Escape performance; Locomotion; Speed

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AUTOTOMY; COST; MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031696287     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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