Influence of substrate temperature and directness of approach on the escape responses of juvenile collared lizards

Herpetologica

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 418-424

  Braun, Cody A ^a   Baird, Troy A ^a   LeBeau, Jennifer K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator behavior; Crotaphytus collaris; Escape theory

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; PREDATION RISK; RANGE SIZE; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; CROTAPHYTUS; CROTAPHYTUS COLLARIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78649861667     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/09-043.1     Document Type: Article

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