Risk Level and Thermal Costs Affect the Choice of Escape Strategy and Refuge Use in the Wall Lizard, Podarcis muralis

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2003, Pages 899-905

  Amo, Luisa ^a   López, Pilar ^a   Martín, José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; PREDATION RISK; REFUGE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; PODARCIS; PODARCIS MURALIS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0346104912     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/h202-270.1     Document Type: Article

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