Use of heterospecific cues by the lizard Platysaurus broadleyi for food location

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 420-423

  Whiting, Martin J ^a,c   Greeff, Jaco M ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Birds; Heterospecific cues; Lizard; Platysaurus broadleyi; Sensory bias

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD;

SOUTH AFRICA;

FICUS CORDATA; PLATYSAURUS BROADLEYI;

EID: 0033064670     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050579     Document Type: Article

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