Laboratory and field test of the functional significance of the male's dewlap in the lizard Anolis sagrei

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2003, Pages 502-511

  Tokarz, Richard R ^a   Paterson, Ann V ^b   McMann, Stephen ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b Williams Baptist College   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIZARD;

AMPHIBIA; ANOLIS SAGREI; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0141570407     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/00-170     Document Type: Article

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