Factors influencing the escape response of an arboreal agamid lizard of tropical Australia (Lophognathus temporalis) in an urban environment

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1998-2003

  Blamires, S J ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; URBAN AREA;

AGAMIDAE; AMPHIBIA; LOPHOGNATHUS TEMPORALIS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0033494321     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-12-1998     Document Type: Article

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