Chemoreception and the assessment of fighting abilities in the lizard Liolaemus monticola

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 993-999

  Labra, Antonieta ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY SIZE; CHEMORECEPTION; FIGHTING; LIZARD; SIGNALING;

LIOLAEMUS MONTICOLA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33748768706     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01256.x     Document Type: Article

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