Active space of a movement-based signal: Response to the Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus) display is sensitive to distance, but independent of orientation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 395-402

  Peters, Richard A ^a,b   Evans, Christopher S ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active space; Amphibolurus muricatus; Jacky dragon; Movement based signal; Signal design

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIZARDS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33847416257     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02676     Document Type: Article

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