Structure and function of visual displays produced by male jacky dragons, Amphibolurus muricatus, during social interactions

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 172-183

  Watt, Michael J ^a,b   Joss, Jean M P ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Agamid; Aggressive; Amphibolurus muricatus; Dragon; Reptile; Social behavior; Submissive; Visual display

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY POSTURE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GESTURE; LIZARD; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TERRITORIALITY; VISION;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IVERMECTIN; LIZARDS; MALE; POSTURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

AGAMIDAE; AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; IGUANIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0037809180     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070701     Document Type: Article

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