Perch selection by post-breeding female collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 461-463

  Eifler, Douglas ^a   Fogarty, Sean ^b  

^a Haskell Indian Nations University   (United States)

^b HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; LIZARD; PERCHING BEHAVIOR;

CROTAPHYTUS; CROTAPHYTUS COLLARIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33748523133     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806778190132     Document Type: Article

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