Context-dependent acquisition of territories by male collared lizards: The role of mortality

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 753-758

  Baird, Troy A ^a   Curtis, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; alternative tactics; predation; social behavior

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COURTSHIP; HABITAT SELECTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIZARD; MATING SUCCESS; MORTALITY; PREDATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

CROTAPHYTUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77954365996     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq049     Document Type: Article

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