Lovers and fighters in sleepy lizard land: Where do aggressive males fit in a social network?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 209-215

  Godfrey, Stephanie S ^a   Bradley, Jana K ^a   Sih, Andrew ^b   Bull, C Michael ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavioural syndrome; Pair living; Pairing intensity; Personality; Skink; Sleepy lizard; Social network; Tiliqua rugosa

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSPECIFIC; DIVERGENCE; FIELD SURVEY; FIGHTING; LIZARD; MALE; PAIR BOND; PREDATOR; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

SQUAMATA; TRACHYDOSAURUS RUGOSUS;

EID: 83555175968     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.028     Document Type: Article

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