The relationship between size-free body shape and choice of retreat for Western Australian Ctenophorus (Agamidae) dragon lizards

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-72

  Thompson, Graham G ^a   Withers, Philip C ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; HABITAT SELECTION; LIZARD; MALE BEHAVIOR; REFUGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

CTENOPHORUS; CTENOPHORUS CAUDICINCTUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 23144435110     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538053693323     Document Type: Article

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