Population variation in escape behavior and limb morphology of collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) in Oklahoma

Herpetologica

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-163

  Husak, Jerry F ^a,b   Rouse, Matthew N ^a,c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Body shape; Body size; Ecomorphology; Geographic variation; Predation

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; LIMB; LIZARD; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION RISK;

GLASS MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; SOONER LAKE; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WICHITA MOUNTAINS;

CROTAPHYTUS; CROTAPHYTUS COLLARIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33845720329     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/05-62.1     Document Type: Article

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