Morphology, ornaments and performance in two chameleon ecomorphs: is the casque bigger than the bite?

Zoology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-226

  Measey, G John ^a,b   Hopkins, Kevin ^a   Tolley, Krystal A ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Bite force; Bradypodion pumilum; Combat; Conspecific signaling

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; SKULL;

BRADYPODION PUMILUM; CHAMAELEONIDAE;

EID: 63549102860     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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