Expression of breeding coloration in European Green Lizards (Lacerta viridis): Variation with morphology and tick infestation

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1199-1206

  Vaclav R ^a,b   Prokop, P ^b   Fekiac V ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BREEDING COLORATION; SEXUAL SIGNALS; TICK INFESTATION;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COLOR MORPH; ECTOPARASITE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING; SKIN; TICK;

ACARI; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; LACERTA VIRIDIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 39849086015     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-102     Document Type: Article

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