Variation in morphology, gait characteristics and speed of locomotion in two populations of lizards

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 409-427

  Van Damme, Raoul ^a   Aerts, Peter ^a   Vanhooydonck, Bieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ecomorphology; Gait characteristics; Intraspecific variation; Lizards; Locomotion; Performance

Indexed keywords

ISLAND POPULATION; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION BEHAVIOUR; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE;

COLUMBRETES ISLANDS; SPAIN;

PODARCIS HISPANICA ATRATA; PODARCIS HISPANICA HISPANICA;

EID: 0031969292     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1997.0202     Document Type: Article

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