Life on a limb: Ecology of the tree agama (Acanthocercus a. atricollis) in southern Africa

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 257, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 439-448

  Reaney, Leeann T ^a   Whiting, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acanthocercus a. atricollis; Diet; Foraging mode; Intraspecific niche divergence hypothesis; Male contest competition; Reproduction; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIZARD; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AFRICA;

AGAMA; AMPHIBIA; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; DIPLOPODA; FORMICIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036677332     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001048     Document Type: Article

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