Introductory tail-flick of the Jacky dragon visual display: Signal efficacy depends upon duration

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4293-4307

  Peters, Richard A ^a   Evans, Christopher S ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibolurus muricatus; Jacky dragon; Movement based signals; Signal design; Tail flick; Visual ecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIZARD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TAIL; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; LIZARDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TAIL; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; ANIMALIA; SAURURACEAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0345801261     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00664     Document Type: Article

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