Chemosensory assessment of rival competitive ability and scent-mark function in a lizard, Podarcis hispanica

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 895-902

  Carazo, P ^a   Font, E ^a   Desfilis, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

assessment; chemical communication; Iberian wall lizard; Podarcis hispanica; resource quality; resource holding potential; scent marks; seasonal variation; territory marking

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; LIZARD; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCENT MARKING; SEASONAL VARIATION; TERRITORIALITY;

PODARCIS; PODARCIS HISPANICA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 35148851405     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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