An experimental test of the effect of signal size and performance capacity on dominance in the green anole lizard

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-10

  Henningsen, Justin P ^a,b   Irschick, Duncan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anolis carolinensis; Bite force; Body condition; Dewlap; Staged encounters; Whole organism performance

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BODY CONDITION; CORRELATION; DOMINANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIZARD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84856006385     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01893.x     Document Type: Article

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