Ontogenetic habitat shift and risk of cannibalism in the common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 723-731

  Keren Rotem, Tammy ^a   Bouskila, Amos ^b   Geffen, Eli ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Common chameleon; Ontogenetic habitat shift

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; HABITAT USE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIZARD; NICHE PARTITIONING; ONTOGENY;

AMPHIBIA; CHAMAELEO CHAMAELEON; POACEAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 33645046372     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0102-z     Document Type: Article

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