Kin discrimination in the social lizard Egernia saxatilis (Scincidae)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-211

  O'Connor, David E ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kin discrimination; Scincidae; Sociality

Indexed keywords

KIN RECOGNITION; LIZARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EGERNIA SAXATILIS; EGERNIA STRIOLATA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 32144447100     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arj019     Document Type: Article

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