Chemical rival recognition decreases aggression levels in male Iberian wall lizards, Podarcis hispanica

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 461-465

  López, Pilar ^a   Martín, José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Chemoreception; Dear enemy recognition; Fighting strategies; Lizards

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; CHEMORECEPTION; DEAR ENEMY PHENOMENON; LIZARD; MALE BEHAVIOR; RECOGNITION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; PODARCIS; PODARCIS HISPANICA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036556112     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-001-0447-x     Document Type: Article

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