Evolutionary trade-offs in locomotor capacities in lacertid lizards: Are splendid sprinters clumsy climbers?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 46-54

  Vanhooydonck, B ^a   Van Damme, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Climbing; Locomotion; Performance; Running; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CLIMBING BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0035110839     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2001.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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