Big boys on top: Effects of body size, sex and reproductive state on perching behaviour in the tropical rock dragon, Psammophilus dorsalis

Animal Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 311-321

  Radder, Rajkumar S ^a,b   Saidapur, Srinivas K ^a   Shanbhag, Bhagyashri A ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agamidae; Perch height; Psammophilus dorsalis; Reproduction; Reptiles; Rock lizard; Social status

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING; LIZARD; PERCHING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

AGAMIDAE; PETROSAURUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33745957818     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075606778441903     Document Type: Article

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