How inclines affect the escape behaviour of a dune-dwelling lizard, Uma scoparia

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1115-1130

  Jayne, Bruce C ^a   Ellis, Robert V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOUR; LIZARD; SAND DUNE; SLOPE;

UMA SCOPARIA;

EID: 0032078189     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0655     Document Type: Article

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