Determinants of sexual differences in escape behavior in lizards of the genus Anolis: A comparative approach

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-210

  Vanhooydonck, Bieke ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^a   Irschick, Duncan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANOLIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34547738494     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icm018     Document Type: Article

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