Social behavior of two species of chameleons in madagascar: Insights into sexual selection

Herpetologica

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-69

  Karsten, Kristopher B ^a,d   Andriamandimbiarisoa, Laza N ^b   Fox, Stanley F ^a   Raxworthy, Christopher J ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Universitié d Antananarivo   (Madagascar)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chameleon; Madagascar; Sexual selection; Signaling; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; COURTSHIP; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIZARD; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

CHAMAELEONIDAE; FURCIFER LABORDI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 67149123780     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/08-035R1.1     Document Type: Article

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