The role of lateral blue spots in intrasexual relationships between male Iberian rock-lizards, Lacerta monticola

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 543-561

  López, Pilar ^a   Martín, José ^a   Cuadrado, Mariano ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b Zoologico de Jerez   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; COLOR; DOMINANCE; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; LIZARD;

AMPHIBIA; ARCHAEOLACERTA MONTICOLA; LACERTA; LACERTIDAE; MONTICOLA; PETROSAURUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3242745331     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.00996.x     Document Type: Article

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