Discrimination of conspecific faecal chemicals and spatial decisions in juvenile Iberian rock lizards (Lacerta monticola)

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-33

  Moreira, Pedro L ^a,b   López, Pilar ^b   Martín, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Conspecific discrimination; Faecal chemicals; Juvenile lizards; Tongue flick

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLACERTA MONTICOLA; IBEROLACERTA; LACERTA; MONTICOLA; PETROSAURUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41049093436     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-007-0038-6     Document Type: Article

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