Risk of predation may explain the absence of nuptial coloration in the wall lizard, Podarcis muralis

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 889-898

  Martín, José ^a   López, Pilar ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Costs of refuge use; Lizards; Nuptial coloration; Podarcis muralis; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042202846     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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