Sex differences in antipredator tail-waving displays of the diurnal yellow-headed gecko Gonatodes albogularis from tropical forests of Colombia

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 305-311

  Alonso, Martha L Bohórquez ^a,d   Cotrina, Jorge Martínez ^b   Pardo, David Aguilar ^a   Font, Enrique ^c   Molina Borja, Miguel ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD EXTERNADO DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Gecko; Gonatodes; Tail display

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GEKKONIDAE; GONATODES; GONATODES ALBOGULARIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952421589     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-009-0186-4     Document Type: Article

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