Reactive and anticipatory display to deflect predatory attack to an autotomous lizard tail

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1507-1510

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; LIZARD; PREDATION;

ANIMALIA; EUMECES LATICEPS; SAURURACEAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0345912806     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-093     Document Type: Article

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