Ultraviolet reflectance of male nuptial colouration in sand lizards (Lacerta agilis) from the Pyrenees

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 438-443

  Pérez i De Lanuza, Guillem ^a   Font, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COLOR MORPH; LIZARD; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIGNALING; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES;

LACERTA AGILIS; LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34547949554     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807781374764     Document Type: Article

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