Consistent social structure within aggregations of the Australian lizard, Egernia stokesii across seven disconnected rocky outcrops

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-270

  Gardner, M G ^a   Bull, C M ^a   Fenner, A ^a   Murray, K ^a   Donnellan, S C ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crevice refuges; Egernia stokesii; Groups; Microsatellites; Phylogenetic constraint; Skinks; Sociality

Indexed keywords

EGERNIA STOKESII; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34548145156     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-006-0022-z     Document Type: Article

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