Boldness underlies foraging success of invasive Lepidodactylus lugubris geckos in the human landscape

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 429-437

  Short, Kristen Harfmann ^a   Petren, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

behaviour; boldness; competition; foraging; gecko; habitat structure; human habitat; invasive species; Lepidodactylus lugubris; mourning gecko; shelter

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BIODIVERSITY; CLONE; DOMINANCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE; LIZARD; PARTHENOGENESIS;

GEKKONIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDODACTYLUS LUGUBRIS;

EID: 46849084941     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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