Nuptial coloration and mate guarding affect escape decisions of male lizards Psammodromus algirus

Ethology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 439-447

  Martín, José ^a   López, Pilar ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; PREDATION RISK;

PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS;

EID: 18844464265     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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