An ethogram of the toad-headed lizard Phrynocephalus vlangalii during the breeding season

Asian Herpetological Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-116

  Qi, Yin ^a   Li, Shasha ^b   Suo, Langduoerji ^c   Li, Hua ^c   Wang, Yuezhao ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Management Bureau of Zoige Wetland Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

PAE coding; Phrynocephalus vlangalii; Posture act environment; Reproductive behavior; Tail curling

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955171409     PISSN: 20950357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2011.00110     Document Type: Article

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