Three-dimensional crevice structure affects retreat site selection by reptiles

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1875-1884

  Croak, Benjamin M ^a   Pike, David A ^a   Webb, Jonathan K ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

broad headed snake; habitat selection; Hoplocephalus bungaroides; Oedura lesueurii; reptile; rock crevice; thermal regime; velvet gecko

Indexed keywords

ECTOTHERMY; FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; REPTILE; SITE SELECTION; SUBSTRATE; THERMAL REGIME;

ANIMALIA; GEKKONIDAE; HOPLOCEPHALUS BUNGAROIDES; OEDURA LESUEURII; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 56049105384     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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