Sex and population variation in ultraviolet reflectance of colour patches in Gallotia galloti (Fam. Lacertidae) from Tenerife (Canary Islands)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-206

  Molina Borja, M ^a   Font, E ^b   Mesa Avila, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colour patches; Gallotia; Lacertids; Sexual dichromatism; Ultraviolet reflectance

Indexed keywords

COLOR; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; REFLECTANCE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

GALLOTIA; GALLOTIA GALLOTI; GALLOTIA GALLOTI EISENTRAUTI; LACERTIDAE;

EID: 33645452636     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2005.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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