Temporary alteration of local social structure in a threatened population of Cuban iguanas (Cyclura nubila)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 324-335

  Alberts, Allison C ^a   Lemm, Jeffrey M ^a   Perry, Andrew M ^a   Morici, Lisa A ^a   Phillips, John A ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Conservation; Cyclura; Iguana; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; LIZARD; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

CUBA;

AMPHIBIA; CYCLURA; CYCLURA NUBILA; IGUANA; IGUANIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036523907     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-001-0445-z     Document Type: Article

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