Assessment in contests of male lizards (Anolis carolinensis): How should smaller males respond when size matters?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1325-1336

  Jenssen, Thomas A ^a   Decourcy, Kristi R ^a,c   Congdon, Justin D ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Fralin Life Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONTEST COMPETITION; LIZARD; MATING BEHAVIOR;

ACCIPITRINAE; ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; CAROLINENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 20444416060     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.07.023     Document Type: Article

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