Flight initiation distance in relation to substratum type, sex, reproductive status and tail condition in two lacertids with contrasting habits

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 403-407

  Capizzi, Dario ^a   Luiselli, Luca ^b   Vignoli, Leonardo ^c  

^a Agenzia Regionale per i Parchi (ARP)   (Italy)

^b FIZV   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; LIZARD; MONTANE FOREST; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SYMPATRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUSA VALLEY; TARVISIO FOREST; UDINE;

IBEROLACERTA HORVATHI; LACERTIDAE; PETROSAURUS; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 34547944068     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807781374827     Document Type: Article

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