The role of colour polymorphism in social encounters among female common lizards

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 223-230

  Vercken, Elodie ^a,c   Clobert, Jean ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS a Moulis   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioural plasticity; Competitive interactions; Lacerta vivipara; Multiple signals

Indexed keywords

LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 67649304914     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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