Not all signals are equal: Male brown anole lizards (Anolis sagrei) selectively decrease pushup frequency following a simulated predatory attack

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 793-801

  Simon, Valerie B ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGETICS; LIZARD; MALE BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIGNALING;

ANOLIS SAGREI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34447644450     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01379.x     Document Type: Article

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