Divergent morphologies, performance, and escape behaviour in two tropical rock-using lizards (Reptilia: Scincidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-98

  Goodman, Brett A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body flattening; Carlia; Habitat specificity; Locomotion; Saxicolous

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; BOULDER; DIVERGENCE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; LEAF LITTER; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

CARLIA MUNDIVENSIS; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34247382573     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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