The influence of refuge sharing on social behaviour in the lizard Tiliqua rugosa

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 837-847

  Leu, Stephan T ^a   Kappeler, Peter M ^b   Bull, C Michael ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association; Refuge sharing; Sleepy lizard; Social behaviour; Social networks

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIZARD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFUGE; SLEEP; SOCIAL NETWORK;

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TRACHYDOSAURUS RUGOSUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79952677646     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1087-9     Document Type: Article

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