Lateralization in the escape behaviour of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Bonati, Beatrice ^a   Csermely, Davide ^a   López, Pilar ^b   Martín, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antipredatory behaviour; Behavioural asymmetry; Common wall lizard; Ectotherms; Escape behaviour; Podarcis muralis; Visual lateralization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EYE DOMINANCE; FEMALE; GAZE; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PODARCIS MURALIS; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RUNNING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ESCAPE REACTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; LIZARDS;

EID: 70649083169     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.09.002     Document Type: Review

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