Factors affecting foraging behaviour, as seen in a nocturnal ground lizard, Goniurosaurus kuroiwae kuroiwae

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 439-459

  Werner, Y L ^a,b   Takahashi, H ^a,c   Yasukawa, Y ^a   Ota, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foraging mode; Geckos; Lunar phase; Sex; Tail regeneration; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; OVIPOSITION; REGENERATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EUBLEPHARIDAE; GEKKONIDAE; GONIUROSAURUS KUROIWAE; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 33745538664     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930600681746     Document Type: Article

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