Enhanced vigilance in groups in Egernia stokesii, a lizard with stable social aggregations

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-99

  Lanham, Elvira J ^a   Bull, C Michael ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Egernia; Lizards; Sociality; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; LIZARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIGILANCE;

AMPHIBIA; EGERNIA; EGERNIA STOKESII; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 2542481192     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904004923     Document Type: Article

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