Human influence on the tameness of wall lizard, podarcis muralis

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-228

  Diego Rasilla, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antipredator behaviour; Decision making; Flight; Lizard

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; LEARNING; LIZARD;

SPAIN;

AMPHIBIA; PODARCIS MURALIS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0345329542     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000309356521     Document Type: Article

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