Foraging mode and locomotor capacities in Lacertidae

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-206

  Verwaijen, Dave ^a   Van Damme, Raoul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endurance; Foraging; Lacertidae; Lizards; Locomotion; Sprint speed

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; LABORATORY METHOD; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MOVEMENT; PREY CAPTURE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

ANIMALIA; LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 42649112064     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853808784124965     Document Type: Article

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