Approach distance and escape behavior of three species of Cuban Anolis (Squamata, Polychrotidae)

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 211-217

  Regalado, Rubén ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD;

CUBA;

ANOLIS ALLOGUS; ANOLIS HOMOLECHIS; ANOLIS SAGREI;

EID: 0032451019     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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