Integrative biology of sticky feet in geckos

BioEssays

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 647-652

  Pianka, Eric R ^a   Sweet, Samuel S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIOLOGY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; FOOD WEB; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; FOOT; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY;

GEKKONIDAE;

EID: 21244441170     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20237     Document Type: Review

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