Familiarity modulates social tolerance between male lizards, Lacerta monticola, with size asymmetry

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-76

  Aragon P ^a   Lopez P ^a   Martin J ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dear enemy recognition; Lacertids; Residency asymmetry; Size asymmetry; Social behaviour; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ASYMMETRY; DEAR ENEMY PHENOMENON; FAMILIARITY; LIZARD; SIGNAL; SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOLERANCE;

ARCHAEOLACERTA MONTICOLA; LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34547412036     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2007.9522582     Document Type: Article

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