Chemical recognition of familiar vs. Unfamiliar conspecifics by juvenile iguanid lizards, Ctenosaura similis

Ethology

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 641-650

  Hanley, Kathryn A ^a,b   Elliott, Meredith L ^a   Stamps, Judy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; FAMILIARITY; LIZARD; RECOGNITION;

CTENOSAURA SIMILIS;

EID: 0032839607     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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