Detection and response to conspecific chemical cues by ornate tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 496-499

  Quinn, Vanessa S ^a,b   Hews, Diana K ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHRYNOSOMATINAE; SQUAMATA; UROSAURUS; UROSAURUS ORNATUS;

EID: 25844508353     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/207-04N.1     Document Type: Article

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