Recognition of pheromones from group members in a gregarious lizard, Egernia stokesii

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 92-99

  Bull, C Michael ^a   Griffin, Clare L ^a   Lanham, Elvira J ^a   Johnston, Gregory R ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGERNIA STOKESII; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); SQUAMATA;

EID: 0034105262     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565244     Document Type: Article

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