Alternative antipredator tactics in tree lizard morphs: hormonal and behavioural responses to a predator encounter

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 395-401

  Thaker, Maria ^a   Lima, Steven L ^a   Hews, Diana K ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative reproductive tactics; antipredator behaviour; corticosterone; male morph; ornate tree lizard; Urosaurus ornatus

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HORMONE; LIZARD; MALE BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

CROTAPHYTUS; CROTAPHYTUS NEBRIUS; SQUAMATA; UROSAURUS; UROSAURUS ORNATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 58349108451     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.10.014     Document Type: Article

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