Antipredatory behaviour in lizards: Interactions between group size and predation risk

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 485-492

  Downes, Sharon ^a   Hoefer, Anke Maria ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; LIZARD; PREDATION; RISK FACTOR; TIME ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; LAMPROPHOLIS; LAMPROPHOLIS DELICATA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 1542378279     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.05.010     Document Type: Article

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