Effect of risk on aspects of escape behavior by a lizard, Holbrookia propinqua, in relation to optimal escape theory

Ethology

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 617-626

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AMPHIBIA; HOLBROOKIA PROPINQUA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0042508688     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2003.00912.x     Document Type: Article

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